All Posts by Mehrban

TFP 126: The Power of Positive Thinking with Wheelchair Tennis Pro Kaitlyn Verfuerth

On Episode 124 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll hear clips of my interviews with several world class mental experts and tennis players about how to break through mental barriers and achieve your potential. This episode features Dr. Peter Scales, Jeff Salzenstein, Jeff Greenwald, Michael Russell, Fazal Syed, and yours truly. Special thanks to all […]

7 Key Tennis Training Principles from a Top Fitness Expert

Tennis players tend to lack a lot of knowledge in the area of tennis-specific fitness training.  As much as we admire and fawn over the exemplary techniques of Novak Djokovic, the mental ferocity of Rafa Nadal, and the agility and grace of Roger Federer, if you asked most tennis players what fitness program a high […]

TFP 125: Explosive Movement From the Ground Up with Dean Hollingworth

On Episode 124 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll hear clips of my interviews with several world class mental experts and tennis players about how to break through mental barriers and achieve your potential. This episode features Dr. Peter Scales, Jeff Salzenstein, Jeff Greenwald, Michael Russell, Fazal Syed, and yours truly. Special thanks to all […]

TFP 124: How to Break Through Mental Barriers and Reach Your Potential

On Episode 124 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll hear clips of my interviews with several world class mental experts and tennis players about how to break through mental barriers and achieve your potential. This episode features Dr. Peter Scales, Jeff Salzenstein, Jeff Greenwald, Michael Russell, Fazal Syed, and yours truly. Special thanks to all […]

TFP 123: The Winning Formula for Tour Pros (It’s Not Hard Work) with Fazal Syed

On Episode 123 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with former ATP Pro Fazal Syed about what it takes to make it as a professional and have a long and successful career on tour. Fazal was ranked in the top 400 in singles, top 200 in doubles, and played Davis Cup for India. He […]

TFP 122: From College Tennis Player to Energy Bar Co-Founder with Andrew Golub

On Episode 122 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with a former Division 1 college tennis player, academy owner, and founding and managing member of Arrowbar, Andrew Golub. Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science Degree with a focus on Business Management from the University of Miami. He played tennis for 4 years at Miami […]

TFP 121: Michael Russell – The Grittiest Player In History

On Episode 121 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with Michael Russell, former ATP Pro and current tennis coach, about the grittiest player in history. Michael reached a career-high of 60 in the world in August 2007. He has also coached many well-known tennis pros, including Frances Tiafoe, Ryan Harrison, Sam Querrey, Taylor Fritz, […]

TFP 120: The 21 Habits of Winning Tennis Players

On Episode 120 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the 21 habits of winning tennis players. I have struggled for a long period of time with building the right habits, and this has motivated me to find out which ones are the most important from the top experts, professional players, and coaches on the […]

TFP 119: Tennis Fitness Fundamentals with Nathan Martin

On Episode 113 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with legendary coach Nick Bollettieri about how to achieve your dreams and help those around you reach their true potential. Nick has over 60 years of unrivaled experienced coaching the world’s best tennis players. He founded the Bollettieri Tennis Academy, where he has worked with […]

TFP 118: How Discipline and Work Ethic Unlocked a Pro Career with Daniel Yoo

On Episode 118 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with South Korea’s Daniel Yoo, a former ATP Pro, about how his commitment to discipline and work ethic unlocked his dreams of becoming a professional tennis player. Daniel achieved career highs of 326 in singles and 425 in doubles in 2011. He was coached by […]