All Posts by Mehrban

TFP 302: The Most Important Tennis Fitness Training Principles Q&A with Dr. Mark Kovacs

In this special live session, Dr. Kovacs answers questions on the most important tennis fitness concepts that every competitive adult player should put into practice. He covers strength training, endurance, mobility, recovery, and much more to help you gain the edge and outlast your opponents!  Dr. Kovacs is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and […]

TFP 301: How to Master Your Mindset and Excel Under Pressure

On Episode 301 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to master your mindset and excel under pressure.On the show, you’ll learn the need to have a growth mindset, the two of the biggest detractors to optimal performance, how to set intentions and how to prioritize them, how to train with pressure games, how […]

TFP 300: Celebrating 300 Episodes of The Tennis Files Podcast!

Today’s episode is a very special one! We are celebrating 300 episodes of The Tennis Files Podcast by featuring clips from 10 of the most downloaded interviews and discussions over the years on the show! Here’s the list of tennis experts, coaches, and players you’ll hear from in this special 300th episode of The Tennis Files […]

TFP 299: Winning Gold Balls on the Senior Tour with Brent Abel – From the 2020 archives

On today’s episode of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with elite coach from Web Tennis, Brent Abel, about winning gold balls on the senior tour.Brent has won 14 USTA National Gold Balls. He was also the 70s age group Captain of the 2018 and 2019 USA Senior World Cup Teams. Brent founded Web Tennis, […]

TFP 298: The 5 Elements of a Solid Tennis Foundation with John Craig – From the 2020 archives

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020]On today’s episode, I interviewed elite tennis coach John Craig about the five areas of your game you need to develop to have a solid tennis foundation.John is a USPTA professional and a RacquetFit certified coach with over 35 years of tennis coaching experience. […]

TFP 297: [Tennis Summit 2023 Preview] – Optimal Performance, Using Data, and Fitness Misconceptions with Salzenstein, Sophoulis and Kovacs

After several months of preparation and hard work, I am super excited to announce that Tennis Summit 2023, a free online tennis conference that I am hosting, is now open for registration!  From April 17-22, over 35 world class coaches and experts will reveal proven strategies, techniques, mental and fitness exercises to level up your game. […]

TFP 296: How to Become a Complete Player with Marc Sophoulis – From the 2020 archives

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2020]On today’s episode, I spoke with Marc Sophoulis, Head Coach at Melbourne International Tennis School, about how you can become a complete player.Marc has coached many pros, including Anastasia Rodionova, Arina Rodionova, Dane Propoggia, and Victor Hanescu. He has also been a part of […]

TFP 295: USTA Doubles Strategies and The Role of Confidence

On Episode 295 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn about my favorite USTA doubles strategies and the role of confidence.In today’s episode, you’ll hear my recap and observations about the 9.0 mixed and 9.5 combo matches that I played last week, the strategic lessons I learned during those doubles matches, how confidence impacts our […]

TFP 294: The Winner of My Racquet Bracket Battle with Sam Jones

On Episode 294 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I will reveal the winner of my racquet bracket battle with Sam Jones.Sam has always been fascinated by new racquet and string technologies and how they can help players improve their games and avoid injury. This passion led him to a position at one of the largest […]

TFP 293: The 10 Best Tips From the Podcast That Helped my Tennis Game

On Episode 293 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the 10 best tips from the show that helped my tennis game.I really hope you enjoy this episode! 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 […]