We’re so excited to announce that Control the Controllables is hosting it’s first ever Live Show! On Friday the 19th April we’re coming to The Gallery in Tileyard Studios in London, where Dan will be joined by special guests to discuss one of the hottest topics in tennis right now: Is the New ‘Elite Tour’ Good for Tennis? Get your tickets here This is the Grand Slams’ proposed takeover of the top level of the tour, inviting the top 96 male and female players in the world to compete on a reduced schedule. This ‘Elite Tour’ would comprise of the four Grand Slams and another 15 Masters Se ..read more

Calling all University Students! Did you know SotoTennis Academy offers Student Placement Opportunities every year? Starting in September 2024, we’re offering 4 Student Placement Roles in our Marketing, Communications, S&C and Podcast teams! Going on a placement year is the perfect opportunity for university students to gain invaluable work experience before graduating. Our goal at STA is to offer students the chance to not only work and connect with athletes and experts from different backgrounds and nationalities, but also become an integral part of our team. In October 2022, STA ..read more

Grand Slam Champions It’s been an incredible fortnight at the US Open for STA Director Dan Kiernan, as his players won not one, but two doubles titles! First Denmark’s Harri Heliövaara and Anna Danilina from Kazakhstan became Grand Slam Champions for the first time, winning the 2023 Mixed Doubles title without dropping a set. Grand Slam Champions Team Soto support Celebrating on Arthur Ashe A special moment Previous Next Harri and Anna only met for the first time at the sign-in desk the previous week, before beating top seeds Jessica Pegula and Austin Krajicek 6-3 6-4 in the final.&nb ..read more

SotoTennis Academy has a history of working with both professional tennis players and aspiring young high performance players as they start their journey on the ATP/WTA Tour. We have limited spaces available in our Pro Team from September 2023! Read on for more information about STA’s Pro Player Programme. Success Stories Over the years STA has seen many success stories including – Lloyd Glasspool, who as part of STA went from unranked to #280 ATP Singles in one year, and is now a top ATP Doubles player (career high of #7) still working with our team. Evan Hoyt, who went from unranked ..read more

Tennis is a relentless sport: multiple tournaments every week, the striving for the next event, the next feeling, and for many, the pressure of the next dollar, the next compliment, and justification for why we play. Anyone who stays in the game beyond the age of 18 deserves a massive pat on the back. You have shown persistence, perseverance and, in turn, learned a hell of a lot in terms of life lessons. But do we really understand the challenges of the sport? Unless we have been close to a player’s journey, it is sometimes hard to truly understand the magnitude of the challenge. Yet, when ..read more

Best Tennis Podcast Wow – we can’t believe it! Our podcast, Control The Controllables, has been awarded Best Tennis Podcast for the second year in a row at the 2023 Sports Podcast Awards! We are so excited and proud of this achievement, and our Podcast Team, who all work so hard behind the scenes. Thank You! A massive thank you must go to YOU, for listening to and supporting Control the Controllables. If you took the time to vote for us, we are so grateful!  The Sports Podcast Awards are voted for by listeners, so this is extra special to us. Here’s a little  ..read more

We have some exciting news to share with you! Vote Here! Our Podcast Control the Controllables has been nominated for the “Best Tennis Podcast” at the Sports Podcast Awards for the second consecutive year, and we could not be more proud! As a Podcast Team, our ultimate aim is to give those in the wider tennis community access to the most experienced people in the sport. We feel the recognition from the Sports Podcast Awards would help us reach more aspiring young players, parents, coaches and tennis fans who can benefit from the incredible stories, l ..read more

Building relationships is very important to us here at STA. We love meeting players and their families who choose to come and train with us from all over the world. Sometimes, however, the friends we make are not from a pre-planned training week or visit and are more spontaneous. Our guest blogger Elise is one of our unplanned visitors-turned-friends! Meeting Team Soto Hi! My name is Elise, I’m a 19-year-old student, and I’m currently on my gap year – I have accepted a deferred place at Cardiff Metropolitan University to study Sport Media, which I am incredibly excited about. In my gap yea ..read more

Is Opelka right - should Doubles be Scrapped? The debate over whether doubles should continue at the professional level has reared its ugly head again. American tennis player Reilly Opelka last week suggested tennis should “get rid of doubles” in a post on Instagram, sparking reaction from many pro doubles players and tennis fans around the world. CTC at the Miami Open With our Academy Director and podcast host Dan Kiernan being a former GB Doubles number 1, it’s a topic we couldn’t not discuss in our latest episode of Control the Controllables. Dan is currently at th ..read more

Calling all University Students! Did you know SotoTennis Academy offers Student Placement Opportunities every year? Starting in September 2023, we’re offering 4 Student Placement Roles, including an exciting new Control The Controllables Podcast opportunity! Going on a placement year is the perfect opportunity for university students to gain invaluable work experience before graduating. Our goal at STA is to offer students the chance to not only work and connect with athletes and experts from different backgrounds and nationalities, but also become an integral part of our team. In Octo ..read more