All Posts by Mehrban

King Kyrgios Leads Kastles to Victory Over Breakers

Australian tennis pro and world #16 Nick Kyrgios led the Washington Kastles to victory over the Orange County Breakers in the team’s final World Team Tennis match of the season on Saturday. Kyrgios impressed the DC crowd with his raw talent and shot-making ability, and clinched the win for the Kastles in overtime. Before the match, […]

TFP 028: Jeff Salzenstein – From Top 100 to Elite Tennis Coach

Today I spoke with Jeff Salzenstein, a former top 100 ATP Pro and one of the most well-respected tennis coaches in the game. Jeff has battled against many of the best tennis players in the world throughout his career. He has combined that experience, along with his desire to learn all he could about playing optimal […]

How to Crush Your Goals with a Sense of Urgency

A couple days ago, I looked back on all of my biggest accomplishments. I wondered what made those times different from many other moments in my life, when I took the easy road, pursued temporary instead of long-lasting pleasures, and kept putting tasks off until the next day. I remembered the two weeks before 2012 sectionals, when I did sprints up […]

TFP 027: Grand Slam Champion Andy Ram On His Career and Pulse Play

On today’s episode I had the pleasure of speaking with three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Ram. Andy won the 2006 Wimbledon mixed doubles championship, the 2007 mixed doubles French Open title, and the 2008 Australian Open men’s doubles championship. He retired in 2014 after Israel’s Davis Cup match in September, and soon after became an […]

The Nicest Tennis Pros I’ve Interviewed on Tour

By the end of last week’s 2016 Citi Open, I recorded over 20 one-on-one interviews with professional tennis players, which are all up on my Citi Open page and Youtube channel. This was a huge step up from last year, when I did 9 interviews during my first time as part of the media at the event.  I learned […]

TFP 026: 2016 Citi Open Recap with Mulumba from Tennis Column

On today’s episode, Mulumba from Tennis Column and I discuss the 2016 Citi Open championship matches and recap our thoughts about the players’ performances.  This year’s tournament brought us a lot of fantastic matches and showcased the talents of many of the best tennis players in the world. We had a blast attending and analyzing the tennis […]

Resilient Monfils Edges Karlovic for Citi Open Title (Pics, Video)

For Gael Monfils, it seemed as if his 9th consecutive ATP 500 and Masters finals loss was inevitable to Ivo Karlovic at the 2016 Citi Open on Sunday. Aces were flying from the big-serving Croat, Monfils had lost the first set 5-7, and the world #14 could do absolutely nothing to shake the undisputed Ace King. […]

For Ivo Karlovic, It’s Never Too Late to Be a Champion

Ivo Karlovic is 37 years old. That’s a year older than Agassi when he retired because of sciatica. Six years after Sampras called it quits. And the 6’11” Croatian is not only still kicking, but he will have a shot at winning his first ATP 500 event against the dynamic Frenchman Gael Monfils on Sunday […]

Benoit Happened? – Zverev Moves on to Citi Open Semis

By all accounts, Benoit Paire is a very engaging, fan-friendly tennis professional. The French world #24 has enjoyed taking pictures and speaking with the throngs of people that have flocked to the Citi Open this week. Paire even played tennis with a group of kids and offered them a meal at Five Guys if they […]