TFP 054: How to Become Champion Minded with Allistair McCaw

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP054.mp3″ title=”TFP 054: How to Become Champion Minded with Allistair McCaw” artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Allistair McCaw” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” hashtag=”championminded” twitter_username=”tennisfiles” ] On today’s show, I spoke with sports performance specialist Allistair McCaw about how we can become Champion Minded.  Allistair was a guest on the podcast on Episode 11 of TFP, when we chatted […]

Chiu/Beck Win Doubles Invitational for Prader-Willi Syndrome Research

Over the weekend, I had the honor of playing in a doubles invitational tournament to benefit the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR). The invitational was held at Chantilly National Country Club and had a star-studded field, including former top collegiate players and ranked ATP-tour players.  More importantly though, the event’s purpose was deeper than lifting […]

TFP 053: Citi Open Recap with Ben Rothenberg

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP053.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Ben Rothenberg” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode, Ben Rothenberg, New York Times Writer and host of the No Challenges Remaining Podcast, recapped the 2017 Citi Open with me on championship Sunday. Ben travels the globe to cover tennis tournaments, and he is one of the most knowledgeable journalists in […]

TFP 052: Dennis Novikov on Climbing the ATP Tour Ladder

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP052.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Dennis Novikov” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s show, I spoke with ATP Pro Dennis Novikov.  As an 18-year old, Dennis gained direct entry to the 2012 US Open singles and doubles main draws by winning both titles at the Boys 18s National Championship at Kalamazoo.  Dennis impressively won his first […]

TFP 051: Level Up Your Footwork with David Bailey

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP051.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Dave Bailey” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s show, I spoke with footwork expert Dave Bailey about how we can improve our movement on the court. Dave is the creator of the Bailey Tennis Footwork Method, used by top professionals all the way down to the amateur level.  Dave has […]

TFP 050: Babolat Racquet and Strings Review with Allan Iverson

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP050.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Allan Iverson” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode I spoke with Allan Iverson, Babolat’s Sales Representative in Southern California and the 2014 Tennis Industry Sales Rep of the Year.  Allan and I discussed the history of Babolat, the best approach to choosing racquets and strings, and improvements in tennis technology […]

TFP 049: From the Ivy League to the Pro Tour with Tyler Lu

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP049.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Tyler Lu” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s show, I spoke with Yale standout and recent graduate Tyler Lu.  Tyler has played #1 at Yale since his freshman year, and was ranked as high as #64 in the country in college. We discussed Tyler’s journey from starting tennis at 12 years […]