Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach

Candy Reid
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Jun 4, 2024 • 44min

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On the latest edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy talk Roland Garros, the upcoming Grass Court season and three topics that are 'Hot or Not!'Vincenzo Santopadre, the current coach of Luca Van Assche and former coach of Matteo Berrettini, joins us to talk about his coaching philosophy, Italian tennis and his friendship with the family of Flavio Cobolli, and we have a listener question for Mark from Lazare.Please let us know if you have a question! The Podcast is now on Youtube so you can watch as well as listen!Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 19, 2024 • 50min

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Ash Barty's coach Craig Tyzzer joins Mark Gellard and Candy Reid for another in-depth chat on the latest edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach. Find out why he thinks some players are too reliant on their coaches; reveals the trigger which allowed Barty to get rid of negative thoughts; and why he'd be up for another high-profile WTA Coaching Job! Players, get your C.V's ready!!Enjoy and don't forget to rate and review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 1, 2024 • 49min

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On the latest edition of DOAPTC, Mark Gellard and Candy Reid talk Madrid and Rome; have an excellent interview with Craig Tyzzer, who helped Ash Barty win multiple majors; and discuss the best coaches on the ATP and WTA Tours (excluding Mark and Iain) although Magda kindly puts them in anyway!Enjoy and please let us know who you think are the best coaches on tour!This edition of the pod is also available to watch on Youtube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 24, 2024 • 27min

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On DOAPTC, Team Linette has some good news! Magda reached the final of the 250 in Rouen. Mark tells us why he's changed his philosophy (for now!) Candy has been in Barcelona for the ATP 500 and has Rafa news, plus Mike James, a performance analyst at the Mouratogolu Academy, reveals all on the marginal gains he's trying to find for client Holger Rune!Enjoy and please download and like the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 16, 2024 • 34min

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It's been a few weeks, but we're back with a look at the current happenings on the WTA and ATP Tours, plus we chat with a crucial member of Felix Auger-Aliassime's team! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 13, 2024 • 28min

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On the latest edition of DOAPTC, 2002 Australian Open Champion Thomas Johansson chats to us from Melbourne, detailing his coaching philosophy, why tennis in Sweden is suffering at the moment, and how he had a huge bar bill after his Major success 22 years ago. It's a great listen. Plus, Mark and I discuss the difference between Indian Wells and Miami and how to get out of a mini-slump! Enjoy and please pose your questions to Mark on X. You can find us at @DOAPTC or @CandyRH.Have a great week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 4, 2024 • 31min

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Mark and I are in Indian Wells and Acapulco, respectively, and enjoying the sun. We speak about Alex De Minaur defending his ATP title in Mexico and a couple of new coaching collaborations on the WTA Tour.Our guest this week is the current coach of Jiri Lehecka and the former hitting partner of Thomas Berdych, Michal Navratil, who has a fine tennis pedigree. Michel tells us all about why the Czech Republic has such a long tradition of producing tennis champions. Enjoy, and keep listening until the end to find out all about an exciting coaching webinar, led by Mark.Please contact us for more info @DOAPTC.Have a great week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 21, 2024 • 53min

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The Middle Eastern swing is over for Team Linette and now it's time for a bit of R&R before Indian Wells and Miami. Mark is back at home in Delray Beach and together we listen to a chat I did with Carlos Martinez - the husband and coach of Nicole Melicar-Martinez and her doubles partner Ellen Perez. Carlos also coached Karolina Pliskova for a while and tells us why he couldn't continue with the former world number 1. He also tells us why he studied Geology before becoming a top tennis coach and his coaching philosopy, plus a lot more. It's a great listen!Please let us know your thoughts and send questions into Mark @DOAPTC.Also, Mark has organised a wonderful line-up of top professionals for an upcoming Tennis Webinar on March 15/16th at 9am EST (1pm GMT).If you'd like to listen in to experts who've worked with the likes of Magda Linette, Elina Svitolina, Belinda Bencic, Shelby Rogers, Sloane Stephens, Tommy Paul and Dennis Shapovalov, then you don't want to miss this!Contact me on X @candyrh for a discount!Tennis - First Strike TennisAll the best! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 12, 2024 • 29min

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On this edition of DOAPTC, we speak Abu Dhabi and Doha, Stanislav Khmarsky joins us to speak about Jelena Ostapenko's success, and we discuss the unexpected split between Jessica Pegula and David Witt.Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe to the pod and let us know if you have any coaching questions - @DOAPTC is the handle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 4, 2024 • 20min

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On this edition of DOAPTC, we talk everything Italian after Jannik Sinner won his first Major Title at the AO'24.Italian Tennis Federation CEO Angelo Binaghi reveals the secrets to Italy's success and you might be surprised at one of them! Mark and I certainly were.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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