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TFP 188: Illya Marchenko — Training and Fitness Secrets from an ATP Pro
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03/03/21 • 80 min
On Episode 188 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with ATP Pro Illya Marchenko about his training routines, fitness workouts, and what it takes to be an elite tennis player.
Illya Marchenko has been ranked as high as #49 in singles and #268 in doubles on the ATP Tour. He has won 8 ATP Challenger titles, including one just a couple weeks ago where he defeated Andy Murray in the final. Illya also reached the 4th round of the US Open in 2016 (defeating Nick Kyrgios along the way), and has battled top players like Stan Wawrinka, Fabio Fognini, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and David Ferrer. And Illya’s has a fantastic YouTube channel with a great mix of tour life, tennis advice, and hilarious humor.
On the show, you’ll learn how Illya achieved his dream of becoming a professional tennis player, a typical day of training and fitness for pro tour players, tips to level up your backhand, the mental attitude you need to succeed on the court, how to deal with nerves and getting tight like the pros, Illya’s awesome YouTube channel, how he defeated Andy Murray to win his most recent title, how to come back from serious injuries, and much more!
I hope you enjoy my interview with Illya! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!
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Illya’s Isolation Stretching and Mobilization Workout Video
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TFP 187: Q&A Edition - Forehand Power, Second Serve Consistency, Concentration Tips, and More!
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02/24/21 • 43 min
On Episode 187 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you'll learn how to increase your forehand power, develop second serve consistency, improve your concentration, fitness, and more on this Q&A edition of the show!
I receive a ton of questions from the Tennis Files community on a wide range of topics, from technique and strategy to fitness and the mental game. Today we'll explore step by step methods and proven approaches I've learned from decades playing the game and studying the world's top coaches and pros to answer your most burning tennis improvement inquiries!
I really hope you enjoy the show! If there is a particularly useful piece of advice that you discovered from it, let me know in the comments below.
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Livestream Workout with Dean Hollingworth from Last Year's Summit
Leg Strength Workout - YouTube Video
Leg Strength Workout - Free Worksheet!
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TFP 186: How to Think, Train, and Compete to Your Potential with Beau Treyz
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02/17/21 • 94 min
On Episode 186 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with ATP Pro tennis coach and author Beau Treyz about how approaching tennis from a more analytical and data-based perspective can help you breakthrough and reach your tennis potential.
Beau is the author of “How To Tennis: Think Train and Compete to your Potential.” He played Division I tennis at the University of Nebraska and North Florida and achieved a world ranking on the ATP tour. He previously coached ATP Pro Brandon Nakashima and currently coaches ATP Pro Patrick Kypson.
On the show, you’ll learn Beau’s data-based approach to creating optimal tennis strategy, how to practice smarter, on-court drills to improve your match-play, key principles from Beau’s new book, the concept of performing what wins the most points, how to analyze your matches, what separates the top 100 players from lower-ranked pros, and much more!
I hope you enjoy my interview with Beau! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!
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How To Tennis: Think Train and Compete to your Potential
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TFP 185: Marcus Willis — The Greatest Run in Wimbledon History
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02/10/21 • 85 min
On Episode 185 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with ATP Pro Marcus Willis about how he went from teaching tennis lessons for 30 pounds an hour (about $40) to playing Roger Federer on Center Court at Wimbledon in 2016.
Marcus has reached a career high ranking of #322 in singles and #209 in doubles on the ATP tour. He was also ranked as high as 15 in the combined junior world rankings. But Marcus struggled to breakthrough on the pro tour until he decided to work harder than everyone else and had a support system that held him accountable. Then in 2016 his hard work paid off; he got through pre-qualifying, qualifying, and his first round match to face arguably the greatest player of all time on Center Court at Wimbledon.
On the show, you’ll learn the in-depth story behind Marcus’s incredible run at Wimbledon, how he was able to win against much higher ranked players, the key to transforming his career in 2016, the biggest mistakes that amateur players make, Marcus’s huge win in doubles against the defending Wimbledon champions the following year, how to succeed on the tour, and much more!
I hope you enjoy my interview with Marcus! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!
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TFP 184: How to Get Unstuck (3.5 → 4.5+) with Kevin Garlington
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02/03/21 • 82 min
On Episode 184 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I interviewed Kevin Garlington, the founder of Total Tennis Domination, on how we can go from being stuck and frustrated to rapidly improving our games.
Kevin is the Head Tennis Pro at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Oklahoma and also churns out online tennis instruction content at Total Tennis Domination. He previously worked with my friend Ian Westermann at Essential Tennis, one of the biggest and most well-known online tennis businesses in the world. Kevin is a 5.0+ player and competed at the Division I level at Oral Roberts University, as well as on the Pro Circuit in the US and Spain. Both Kevin and his wife Megan have been teaching tennis together for many years and have helped improve thousands of players with their top quality instruction. Kevin has also been a featured coach on my online Tennis Summits.
On the show, you’ll learn why players get stuck for years at the same level, what to focus on in your game to make big improvements, Kevin’s systematic approach to developing adult tennis players, what part of the serve players struggle with most and how to fix it, winning singles strategies, Kevin’s tennis journey from a late start in his teens to Division I college tennis baller and eventual world-class coach, and much more!
I hope you enjoy my interview with Kevin! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!
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TFP 183: The 8-Step Process to Transform Your Mindset with Joey Johnson
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01/27/21 • 66 min
On Episode 183 of The Tennis Files Podcast, mindset development expert Joey Johnson will reveal the 8 steps to transform your mindset and level up your performance on the court.
Joey is the author of the book “Worthy to Win” which outlines an 8-step mental training process to help people achieve a breakthrough in their performance. He has worked with many sectional, national, and world-ranked athletes over a 20 year period, including ATP and WTA professionals. Joey has also been a consultant for amateur, professional and Olympic athletes from many different sports. He is a great tennis player as well and competed on the ATP Tour and played Division I tennis at Ole Miss University.
On the show, you’ll learn why players engage in self-sabotage and how can they stop doing it, why a process-based mindset is critical for improvement, how to tap into the power of pressure, key mental toughness principles from “Worthy to Win”, how to achieve peak performance, and much more!
I hope you enjoy my interview with Joey! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!
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TFP 182: How to Level Up Your Tennis Fitness: 8 Key Strategies
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01/20/21 • 34 min
On Episode 182 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I’ll reveal my top 8 strategies to help you transform your tennis fitness.
A lot of us struggle with creating a consistent tennis fitness plan that delivers the physical improvements we need to play better tennis and prevent injuries. There’s no doubt that fitness can be the difference-maker between outlasting your opponent and losing because you are out of shape, or even worse, sustaining a career-threatening injury. So on this episode I have put together a list of the 8 ways you can level up your fitness in 2021 and beyond.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to be more consistent with your workout routine, specific exercises to improve your strength and speed, how to stay committed to your workouts with accountability strategies, the importance of getting enough sleep and how it impacts your fitness, how to record your progress and much more!
I really hope you enjoy the show! If you learned something useful from it, let me know in the comments below.
And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox.
Leg Strength Workout for Tennis Players (NO Equipment Needed!)
10 min TENNIS STRETCH ROUTINE for Flexibility and Injury Prevention
How Much Sleep Do You Need - Guidelines
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TFP 181: The Mindset, Routines, and Training Secrets of an ATP Pro with Nathan Pasha
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01/13/21 • 105 min
On Episode 181 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with ATP Pro Nathan Pasha about how you can elevate your training, mindset, routines and technique.
Nathan has been ranked as high as #119 in the world in doubles and #507 in singles on the ATP Tour. Before turning pro, Nathan played college tennis at the University of Georgia where he reached #19 in the nation and UGA was ranked as high as #2. Nathan is now focusing his efforts exclusively on mastering doubles and is poised to crack the top 100. He also maintains a website at nathanpasha.net where he shares his tournament results, travel experiences, achievements, and tennis insights.
On the show, you’ll learn how to prepare for your matches like a pro, what to do in-between points to stay focused, how self-awareness plays a huge part in your tennis development, how Nathan analyzes his matches and creates practice plans based on his observations, technique fundamentals for the flex volley, the key change that Nathan made to his serve technique to gain more spin and power, one of the most important principles to being a good tennis coach, and much more!
I hope you enjoy my interview with Nathan! Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments below!
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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TFP 180: 7 Ways to Improve Your Focus in 2021
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01/06/21 • 34 min
On Episode 180 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn 7 ways to improve your focus during your matches and practices in 2021.
I get a lot of questions from tennis players on how to stay focused when playing, which is one of the keys to success in tennis. When we lose our focus, an avalanche of mistakes can creep up in our game and matches that are going well can quickly turn around in our opponent’s favor. A myriad of problems from nerves to deviating from winning strategies, losing discipline, and negative emotions can all happen as a result of losing focus and not being able to refocus in time.
If you struggle to play your best tennis because you can’t seem to stay focused on the court, then you won’t want to miss this episode!
I really hope you enjoy the show! If you learned something useful from it, let me know in the comments below.
And be sure to subscribe to Tennis Files to receive the latest tennis content to improve your game straight to your inbox.
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TFP 189: The 7 Most Impactful Changes That Transformed My Tennis Game
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03/10/21 • 33 min
On Episode 189 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the most important changes I’ve made to how I approach training and thinking about tennis that has transformed my game.
The top pros make tennis look simple, but it is far from an easy game. All of us have gone through struggles and obstacles in tennis and we need to keep figuring out ways how to improve to reach our potential. Sometimes it can take months or years to make a breakthrough, but we have to trust the process and consistently put in the work.
In this episode, you’ll learn how I think about strategy and tactics, the importance of self-assessment, key training principles that I have learned from interviewing hundreds of top tennis experts, the approach to your practices and matches that yields maximum improvement, and much more!
I really hope you enjoy the show! If there is a particularly useful piece of advice that you discovered from it, let me know in the comments below.
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How many episodes does The Tennis Files Podcast have?
The Tennis Files Podcast currently has 304 episodes available.
What topics does The Tennis Files Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Podcasts, Sports and Tennis.
What is the most popular episode on The Tennis Files Podcast?
The episode title 'TFP 188: Illya Marchenko — Training and Fitness Secrets from an ATP Pro' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Tennis Files Podcast?
The average episode length on The Tennis Files Podcast is 61 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Tennis Files Podcast released?
Episodes of The Tennis Files Podcast are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Tennis Files Podcast?
The first episode of The Tennis Files Podcast was released on Jan 31, 2016.
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