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Open Mike Tennis Podcast

Open Mike Tennis Podcast

Mikael Pernfors

Former World No.10 & French Open Finalist Mikael Pernfors interviews past and current Tennis legends. A great listen for any tennis fans as Mikael digs into what made them successful and how they went about their practice.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Open Mike Tennis Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Open Mike Tennis Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Open Mike Tennis Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Open Mike Tennis Podcast - Mikael Pernfors & Swedish Table Tennis Great Jan-Ove Waldner
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05/26/21 • 21 min

Episode 4 is with the legendary Swedish Table Tennis supremo Jan-Ove Waldner. Jan-Ove, is a Swedish former table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis," and is widely regarded as one of the greatest table tennis players of all time!

Mikael and Jan-Ove discuss topics like:

1. How he got started in table tennis

2. His early career and how he moved into the pros

3. What a typical training week looked like

4. Influence of playing team competitions and being part of a great Swedish era

5. A look at the 1997 World Championships

6. His most satisfying table tennis win

7. One match that you could take back

8. Looking at some struggles he had through a long career

Plus much more...

Enjoy!

#OpenMike​ #TableTennis​ #TennisPodcast​ #ExlTennis

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Open Mike Tennis Podcast - Mikael Pernfors & American Great Todd Martin
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05/02/21 • 39 min

Episode 3 is with the legendary American player Todd Martin. Todd reached a world ranking of 4 in singles, won 8 career titles, runner-up in Australian & US Open and Davis Cup winner!

Mikael and Todd discuss things like

1. How he got started in tennis

2. His college career and how he moved into the pros

3. The turning point from being an average player to a top pro

4. Looking back at how he trained and his favourite training partner

5. Remembering his favourite moments in tennis

6. What made him successful

Plus much more...

Enjoy!

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#OpenMike​#Tennis​#TennisPodcast​#ExlTennis

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Open Mike Tennis Podcast - Mikael Pernfors & Swedish Great Joakim "Jocke" Nyström
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04/05/21 • 25 min

In this episode, Mikael chats to former top 10 player from Joakim “Jocke” Nystrom. The right-handed Swedish player amassed 13 singles titles (18 finals), 8 doubles titles (including Wimbledon 1988 with Mats Wilander), and 3 Davis Cup titles (1984, 1985, 1987)

Joakim was part of the magic generation of great Swedish players in the 1980's and 90's which included Mikael, Andres Jarryd, Jonas Svensson, Stefan Edberg, Mat Wilander to name but a few.

In the interview they discuss:

1) His early journey in Tennis

2) Practice sessions/partners

3) When he peaked as a player

4) His new career as a coach at the Good To Great Academy

5) The Wimbledon Doubles Victory with Mats Wilander

6) Some quickfire questions

Massive thanks to "Jocke" for doing the interview and we wish him all the success in his career as a coach at the brilliant Good To Great Academy in Stockholm.

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Open Mike Tennis Podcast - Mikael Pernfors & Swedish Great Mats Wilander
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04/05/21 • 26 min

Episode 1 is with the legendary Swedish player Mats Wilander. Mats has won 7 Grand Slam Singles titles, 1 Doubles title and was World #1 in 1988 for 20 weeks.

Mikael and Mats discuss things like:

1. A perfect practice session.

2. What changes he would bring to a typical junior session today.

3. His new exciting 'Wrist band' venture.

4. How he found a way to beat Lendl.

5. Best ever day in his Tennis life.

Enjoy!

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FAQ

How many episodes does Open Mike Tennis Podcast have?

Open Mike Tennis Podcast currently has 4 episodes available.

What topics does Open Mike Tennis Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Tennis, Sports and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Open Mike Tennis Podcast?

The episode title 'Mikael Pernfors & Swedish Table Tennis Great Jan-Ove Waldner' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Open Mike Tennis Podcast?

The average episode length on Open Mike Tennis Podcast is 28 minutes.

How often are episodes of Open Mike Tennis Podcast released?

Episodes of Open Mike Tennis Podcast are typically released every 24 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Open Mike Tennis Podcast?

The first episode of Open Mike Tennis Podcast was released on Apr 5, 2021.

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