Category Archives for "Technique"

TFP 351: [Tennis Summit 2024 Preview] – Maximizing Your Potential, Doubles Strategy, and Reading the Court with Annacone, Cayer, and Hassan

After several months of preparation and hard work, I am super excited to announce that Tennis Summit 2024, a free online tennis conference that I am hosting, is now open for registration! From April 22-27, over 40 world class coaches and experts will reveal proven strategies, techniques, mental and fitness exercises to level up your game. […]

TFP 350: 5 Keys to an Explosive Forehand – From the 2021 archives

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On the latest episode of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the 5 keys to mastering an explosive forehand.On the show, you’ll learn how to execute a proper unit turn, how to uncoil your body efficiently, the most common forehand power killers, how the […]

TFP 344: How to Develop Successful Junior and College Tennis Players with Lisa Stone – From the 2021 archives

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On Episode 344 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I interviewed Lisa Stone, the founder of Parenting Aces, to talk about how to develop successful junior and college tennis players.Lisa has created one of the most valuable resources for tennis parents and junior players with […]

TFP 343: Ante Pavic — Navigating the ATP Tour, Match Preparation and Technical Changes

On Episode 343 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn about the ups and down of playing on the ATP tour, match preparation, and technical changes with Ante Pavic.Ante achieved career high rankings of #132 in singles and #106 in doubles at the highest levels of our sport. He reached the 2nd round of Wimbledon […]

TFP 342: Q&A Edition – Serve Returns, Mental Game Advice, First Serve Power, and More! – From the 2021 archives

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On Episode 342 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to level up your serve returns, increase your first serve power, develop a stronger mindset, and more on this Q&A edition of the show!I went back into the Q&A mailbag and selected seven […]

TFP 339: Q&A Edition – Forehand Power, Second Serve Consistency, Concentration Tips, and More – From the 2021 archives

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On today’s episode of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to increase your forehand power, develop second serve consistency, improve your concentration, fitness, and more on this Q&A edition of the show!I receive a ton of questions from the Tennis Files community on […]

TFP 336: How to Prepare to Peak in 2024 with Peter Freeman

On Episode 336 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to peak your tennis game in 2024 with Peter Freeman!Pete has coached Division 1 college players, produced state level and national champions and been awarded the honor of USTA Georgia Pro of the year. He has coached under Tony Palafox, who was John McEnroe’s […]

TFP 335: The Best of 2023 – Serve Technique, Mindset, Fitness Routines, Forcing Errors, Doubles Mistakes, and More!

On Episode 335 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the top takeaways from the show in 2023! For this special year-end episode, I went through this year’s podcast episodes with grand slam champions, former ATP/WTA players, world-class coaches and tennis experts, as well as my solo episodes. Then I selected the most downloaded and most […]

TFP 332: How to Make Your Opponents Miss with Jonathan Stokke

On Episode 332 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn how to make your opponents miss with Jonathan Stokke.Jonathan hosts the Baseline Intelligence Podcast and is a tennis coach in Charleston, South Carolina. He spent 14 years as both a student-athlete and coach with the Duke men’s tennis program. Jonathan helped Duke to two ACC […]

TFP 331: Marcus Willis — The Greatest Run in Wimbledon History – From the 2021 archives

[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021]On today’s episode of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with ATP Pro Marcus Willis about how he went from teaching tennis lessons for 30 pounds an hour (about $40) to playing Roger Federer on Center Court at Wimbledon in 2016. Marcus has reached a […]