This week I caught up with Peter Hemanns, the tennis product manager at Asics. Peter tells us about His Role What's new with my favourite shoe the Solution Speed 3 If any updates on the Resolution and Court FF Did he know about Dimitrov wearing Asics Technology in their clothes The Asics Paris and London House If you are a listener to the shoe you know that Asics are our sponsors and it was a great opportunity to learn more about Asics and Peter. I hope you enjoy it Fabio This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy ..read more

This week is a bit different to our usual weekly interviews. Recently I was away at the IMG Future Stars which features some of the best under 12's in the world. With an idea from a previous guest I decided to document what I find makes these great tennis kids so good. I was there for a full week and it wasn't a usual tournament where the players and team would leave early if beaten so I got a good chance to watch/learn and listen and gather my thoughts. These may not be new ideas but they are definitely a reminder of why these kids are so good. A big thanks to IMG for having me at the event a ..read more

I am excited to have David Norrie on the show this week talking to guest host Dave O'Hare. David is the Dad of British number 1 and career-high ATP no.8 Cam Norrie. David chats about : The early days in New Zealand Building character Being a tennis parent is not easy Not specialising too early and more. I hope you enjoy the episode. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a positive impact on mental well-being. To learn more about ASICS visit their website here: h ..read more

Coaching great Brad Stine joins guest host Dave O'Hare on this week's episode. Brad Stine is the current coach of US Number 1 Tommy Paul and has worked with greats such as Jim Courier, Mardy Fish, Kevin Anderson and more. He chats about: The imposter syndrome as a young coach You can't Bullsh*t tennis players Be the best at teaching fundamentals Stop playing to the stats Coaching is an art form, not a science And much more. It's one of my favourite episodes and is required listening for all Functional Tennis Fans. Hope you enjoy Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese ..read more

The title says it all, Tennis is difficult. Guest host Dave O'Hare kicks off his first-ever episodes as a host with Freddie Nielsen. Freddie is a former pro from Denamk, a Wimbledon doubles champ and the current Danish Davis Cup Captain. It’s a great discussion with thoughts on compassion, anger, perfection, acceptance, competing, disagreeing and more. It's a bit different to my usual conversations but its great to see 2 experienced tennis people chatting with plenty of lessons to learn. I hope you enjoy it Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 t ..read more

I speak to 15-year-old Tyra Grant, a top 10 ITF Junior this week. We previously had her mam, Cinzia Giovinco on the show and her coach Tom Gutteridge. Tyra is a mature hard-hitting 15-year-old. We chat about What it feels like to be a top 10 junior What is hard work to her Living away from her family Her competitive nature Advice for other Juniors Players to watch out for in the future I hope you enjoy the show. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a positive i ..read more

In this episode, join me with Branko Avramovski the father of 12 year old rising star Damyan Avramovski (aka 'Nana') from Bulgaria. We talk things junior tennis from coaching, rackets and, tournament play.  Hope you enjoy the episode, Fabio. Tap for the Asics Tennis Academy Webinar This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a positive impact on mental well-being. To learn more about ASICS visit their website here: https://www.asics.com/nl/en-nl/sports/tennis/ Find us on ..read more

This week for our final episode of the year we have an in-depth chat with Pablo Andújar. Last week he was on the show along with Kenneth Carlsen advising junior players. Today there is more advice and stories throughout his career. I hope you enjoy the episode. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a positive impact on mental well-being. To learn more about ASICS visit their website here: https://www.asics.com/nl/en-nl/sports/tennis/ Find us on Social Media: Instag ..read more

Last week I got to spend the week at the Tecnifibre junior training camp in Valencia. Tecnibifre brought 5 of their juniors running from 11-16 years of age along with their parents and coaches for a week-long training camp. Their objective for to push the players outside their comfort zone on and off the court as well as give them advice which will be invaluable in their junior career. Tecnifibre wants to help these players as much as possible make the transition to the senior game. Leading the on-court sessions was former world number 32 Pablo Andujar and there also was former world number 41 ..read more

This week on the podcast I speak with former world no. 65 and coach of Coco Gauff when she won the US Open title in 2023. We discuss: His pro career Decision to retire after a road accident Transition to coaching Working with Coco Gauff and Brad Gilbert Advice for junior players today I hope you enjoy! Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 with the purpose of giving more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a positive impact on mental well-being. To learn more about ASICS visit their website here: https://www.a ..read more