Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
Candy Reid
Mark Gellard is the coach of WTA Tour professional Magda Linette, who enjoyed a semi-final run at the 2023 Australian Open.
In this first edition of the pod, he lets us in on what life on Tour is really like; the perks, plus the problems.
Please rate and review and send any questions in that you'd like answering at @DOAPTC
Thanks, Candy Reid
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
07/03/24 • 36 min
1987 Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash joins Mark Gellard and Candy Reid to chat all things grass. Pat also gives his opinion on on-court coaching; life on tour as a coach, and what the WTA Tour could do better.
Enjoy!
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach - Part 1
Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
03/10/23 • 22 min
- In Indian Wells, he reveals how well the players are treated
- How to pick a practice partner
- How expensive life on Tour is
- What professional players eat and do in their off-time
- and much more!
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
07/28/24 • 30 min
Great news on DOAPTC this week as Team Linette has picked up a WTA Title. Mark Gellard tells Candy Reid all about their amazing week in Prague, which followed the Magda Linette Foundation weekend - also a huge success. Magda, Mark and Iain Hughes then made their way to Paris for the Olympics in luxurious style, but not quite in time for the Olympic Ceremony. Private jet, anyone?
Tournament Director Supremo Peter Johnston is also on this week's pod, detailing the trials and tribulations of the job in humorous fashion! It's a cracking listen, so please enjoy!
Thanks to our sponsor, the ERT 300, which is a handy Dynamic Tension Tool, which ever tennis player should have in their bag!
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A Quickie with Jean Fils
Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
07/23/24 • 1 min
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
07/19/24 • 21 min
On this edition of DOAPTC, the Strength and Conditioning Coach of Arthur Fils, Lapo Becherini, joins us to talk all things physical. Lapo has worked with some incredible football teams and many top tennis players, including Holger Rune - but his attention now is on the talented and explosive Frenchman, Fils, who at the time of recording has reached the semi-finals of the Hamburg ATP 500 and is enjoying a career-high ranking.
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
07/13/24 • 24 min
On this edition of DOAPTC, the coach of Romanian tennis player Irina Camelia Begu, Victor Crivoi, joins us to chat about life on Tour; what's going on in Romanian Tennis; and how tennis players often don't try to prove their coach's 'right,' like Emma Navarro! Find out what the team is going on about in this short/ish pod!
The Pod is also on YouTube, where you can like and subscribe, and we'd like to thank our sponsor ERT300.com - a handy dynamic tension tool, which tells you when to get your racquet strung! It's used on the WTA and ATP Tour and it should be in every tennis players' bag!
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
06/22/24 • 71 min
On the latest edition of DOAPTC, former ATP player and current WTA Coach Michael Joyce joins Mark Gellard and Candy Reid to talk about coaching on tour; how to play well on grass; and good advice he heard from one of the most successful NBA coach's of all time, Phil Jackson.
Michael recounts some funny stories from his successful tenure as coach of Major Champ and World Number 1 Maria Sharapova and also his time with US Star Jessica Pegula; and gives us his opinion on his latest player Ashlyn Krueger. Plus, Lars has a listener question on how to cope with the anxious moments in tennis.
It's a blockbuster episode - enjoy!
And don't forget, if you'd like to be a partner with us on DOAPTC, we'd love to chat! We have an exciting new sponsorship to reveal to you on the next pod!
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
06/15/24 • 46 min
The former coach of Martina Navratilova and Jill Craybas, and current coach of Bethanie Mattek- Sands, Raj Chaudhuri joins Mark Gellard and Candy Reid for another in-depth chat on the latest edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach. In this episode, we discuss the challenges of transitioning from clay to grass, inequalities amongst the WTA players from both a commercial and competitive perspective, the new Magda Linette Foundation, our upcoming coaching education conference, and of course we hear from our special guest on his coaching journey, philosophy and current ambitions. Enjoy!
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
06/04/24 • 43 min
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!
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Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
10/22/24 • 46 min
On this edition of DOAPTC - the great Vlad Platinik joins Mark and Candy to talk tennis and specifically, coaching. He's the current coach of Wimbledon breakout star, Lulu Sun - and has worked with the likes of recent Ningbo Champion Daria Kasatkina, and a whole host of WTA greats. Find out why he got into coaching - how the coaches and players need representation and his thoughts of improving the game as a whole. It's a great chat for anyone who loves tennis! Enjoy!
Thanks to DOAPTC's sponsor, the ERT 300 - you can get your discount at ERT300.com. To find out more about this handy little tension tool, you can watch Episode 25 of the podcast when Mark speaks to stringing specialist Richard Parnell.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach have?
Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach currently has 52 episodes available.
What topics does Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach cover?
The podcast is about Interesting, Easy Listening, Fun, Podcasts, Sport, Informative, Sports and Tennis.
What is the most popular episode on Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach?
The episode title 'A Quickie with Jean Fils' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach?
The average episode length on Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach is 32 minutes.
How often are episodes of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach released?
Episodes of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach are typically released every 9 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach?
The first episode of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach was released on Mar 10, 2023.
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