This is episode 70 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and the Round of 16 of the 2024 Australian Open takes the stage followed by the initial half of the Quarter-Finals as the second week of the Grand Slam is in full force. From newcomers on the WTA tour and key insights, to those heading towards a new peak performance on the ATP tour and/or if their current baseline will be shattered, is all drawn upon and shared in today's episode ripe before the second half of the Quarters unfold. From the 8th Key to...

This is episode 69 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and is another Special Edition for the 2024 Australian Open that is under way as the Round of 16 commences today! Today's episode is a wrap of the 'second' half of all 2nd Round encounters plus ALL 3rd Round matches to bring us to the highly coveted second week of the Grand Slam. With additional insights shared on near 50 matches -- close to 100 players (phew!) and how the 7 Keys set the stage to The Power of the 8th Key, this is another episode not...

This is episode 68 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as Day 3 and 4 of the Australian Open are dived into with additional insights shared on close to all 1st and 2nd Round matches over these two distinct days. Touching on the latest release: "⁠How to Develop a Top 10 Tennis Ranking⁠" and how the ⁠8 Keys⁠ highlight why some players are falling too soon, whilst others are just getting started. The same applies for the ⁠7 Keys⁠ to ⁠The Long Game⁠ towards becoming a ⁠barrier breaker⁠ and why some new...

This is episode 67 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as Day 1 and Day 2 of the Australian Open are front and centre with close to ALL matches touched on with new key insights and how the 8 Keys are pivotal not only in developing that Top 10 tennis ranking, but how to progress to the Round of 16 or further. This episode is accompanied by our Special Edition: Blog pieces to further amplify these insights and allow a more clear and concise review to apply into your own game, whether actively participating...

This is episode 66 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we kick off with a caution on coaching tips to advice online irrespective if it's from a 'Grand Slam' Coach with a solid track record or one from your local Club. Underlying reasons 'why' this can be dangerous is shared to how to keep ahead of injuries as you progress through the initial 10 Years of Play. We then dive headfirst into the United Cup with key insights shared from Swiatek to Zverev in detail with key projections. We then move onto the...

This is episode 65 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis with our focus front and centre on the Australian Summer of Tennis kicking off with the Brisbane International and the United Cup. With three weeks having passed since the worldwide release of How to Develop a Top 10 Tennis Ranking, we can now leverage incredible new insights and new data trends to showcase the front runners for the 2024 Australian Open Championships that are just around the corner. Today’s episode is filled with an array of name...

This is episode 64 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we accommodate both ends of the performance spectrum before addressing the initial 10 Years of Play towards that second decade of play and the pressure between the transition from Junior to Senior (Professional) ranks. It's then time to respond to "What is Science?" and "What does it mean?" with examples. This is then followed by the power of learning and "What is Coaching Pedagogy?" to its applicability in Simona Halep's current ban (under...

This is episode 63 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and kicks off with new insights from "How to Develop a Top 10 Tennis Ranking" -- our NEW Book, and the extensive to exhaustive work behind it to ensure it became a reality, for you! We touch on coach education problems, key guideposts and what EVERY player/athlete should know in order to 'regress' before progressing. It's then time to get a little technical and the shoulder comes front and centre plus injury examples in Nadal, Radacanu, Kenin to...

This is Episode 62 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis with a jam-packed episode that traverses our NEW BOOK and its LAUNCH > How to Develop a Top 10 Tennis Ranking is here! Most importantly, the chance to learn what only 8% of players and coaches on the ATP and WTA tours "know" (for real). We head straight into 'advice' and concerns taken from Social Media along with a 9 Year milestone that marks today's episode with further insights on what 92% of players and coaches do not know. Key snippets are...

This is Episode 61 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and our first since our NEW Book Release merely days ago! If you haven't grabbed your copy of "How to Develop a Top 10 Tennis Ranking" be sure to head to AM8 International. Today's episode shares new insights from Dr Berge's latest release including the design of a learning framework, the role of science with examples followed by a personal recount of Dr Berge's 'coaching' background and the trajectory that placed her as the World's Leading Scientist...

This is Episode 60 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and marks the arrival of "How to Develop a Top 10 Tennis Ranking" available from today! 20 years from inception, 11 years in development and 8 years in the making. It was only fitting to release Dr Berge's 12th Book on the 12th of the 12th and we hope you enjoy the play on numbers! We head into the data behind the book, truth behind the science and how coaches and players need to work together. The power of anonymity to behind the scenes of "How to...

This is Episode 59 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we head straight into the ATP Finals with additional insights after our recount of the WTA Finals in previous episodes. Our NEW RELEASE is only FIVE days away and some pretty spicy secrets are shared! Feedback is asked on thoughts around our recent change from 2 to 1 episode weekly before touching on the 8th Key and 'how' it builds upon the 7 Keys. A review of 10 Years of Play to The Science of Elite Performance and the What is Your Game Missing...

This is Episode 58 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we start with a *bang* with the NEW Book and its title officially released! This is followed by NEW insights and sneak peaks directly from this *coming soon* release with a flashback of 8 Years of data until now. A personal recount is then shared of prejudice and sexism over 20 Years and why this *new release* has waited until now. We then move to the need for an open mind to initiate change followed by some hard personal truths *ouch* and the...

This is Episode 57 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and kicks off with the WTA Finals and additional insights on Swiatek & Pegula before sharing what predictive analytics can tell us about next season. HUGE news is dropped about the *coming soon* BOOK to be released in time for Christmas! We then flashback to players who have previous reached the Top 10 to those who are currently inside and/or close to the Top 10 before sharing *drumroll please* the 8th Key. That's right, the 7 Keys has an 8th Key...

This is Episode 56 of Beyond Top 10 that kicks off with decision making and life lessons before the next generation is touched on and how the 7 Keys, when integrated, has a compounded effect in the initial 10 Years of Play. Next up is 'what happens' if you harness the 7 Keys now with a HUGE reveal from our coming soon BOOK *drumroll please* revealing the enormity of the now uncovered 8th Key! From the likes of Federer, Serena, Nadal to Djokovic and the next generation of play with more...

This is Episode 55 of Beyond Top 10 that hits off with a core question around age and adulthood before drawing correlations with non-athletes to the sporting spectrum and the relevance of age. We then look at peak performance cycles and highlight our *coming soon* release that drops the 8th Key with HUGE implications for the Top 10. How to WIN multiple Grand Slams (backed by data) is then discussed before touching on the Top 4, 20 years of uncovering, 11 years in the making and the benefits...

This is Episode 54 of Beyond Top 10 that starts with a NEW finding of how the Top 10 becomes the Top 8 with the BOOK coming soon! How we learn is discussed with The Science of Elite Performance sharing additional insights, before touching on rhythmic applications. The use case of song and movement is shared along with how to increase patterns of play before the enjoyment of song is touched on with encouragement to turn up the loud speaker! Next comes the cause-effect relationship and...

This is Episode 53 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis kicking off with 8 Years until now, although much longer for other metrics to unveil (scientifically) what it takes to ascend towards the Top 10...phew! All will be told with the NEW Release hitting shelves in December! From the compounded effect to how The Long Game guides you to 20 Years in the making...wow! Then onto the Olympic impact, the onset of injuries and stages 1 to 10 towards the Top 10 with a LOT of name dropping along the way of current...

This is Episode 51 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as our NEXT in line and NEW Book is dived into: The Secrets to Optimal Coaching Success. Launching right into the initial Chapter of Non-Typical Building Blocks, we discuss learning differences between 'now' and in generations prior with key differences. Shedding technical insights on some exclusive segments on my "NEXT TO BE RELEASED" Book, changes in skill development remain at the forefront. From the days of a Walkman to Netflix binges now on...

This is Episode 52 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis that heads straight into the elite 'developmental' player with key differences shared and why 'developmental' holds relevance for peak performances in contrast to a level of sustained maintenance inside the Top 10. A big name drop is evident when touching on the Top 4 and why less Grand Slams are 'shared' between the Top 10. We touch on the role of predictive analytics to how to avoid an injury 20 years later with personal recounts! Big news arrives...

This is Episode 50 of Beyond Top 10 that serves as the finale of the ⁠Coach-Athlete relationship⁠ chapter with a round-up of some pivotal topics wrapped into a robust retake! Starting with the Coach-Parent relationship with key clarifications before touching on the use of journals and the need for coaches to up-skill to avoid players/athletes transitioning away from them. Double-duty is on call as direct insights are shared from a heavy writing week with some key 'never released' snippets...

This is Episode 49 of Beyond Top 10 that continues our focus on the coach-athlete relationship that sets the foundations for The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success. Building on Part's 1 to 3, today's episode is our BIGGEST to date as it's packed with all key elements with a focus on pressure. Looking at the role of social media to referring back to MySpace and the newer Topicthread, the role of negative noise and susceptibilities when on social media along with a personal recount of...

This is Episode 48 of Beyond Top 10 that continues our focus on the coach-athlete relationship and kicking off with quite a buzz before diving into correlations with the Olympics with Paris 2024 edging closer. From Gold medal achievements to more than one Grand Slam Championship discussed in the What is Your Game Missing Series before a detour for a walk in your shoes -- whether that be a coach, player/athlete to the parents and/or guardian. Developmental influences remain front and centre as...

This is Episode 47 of Beyond Top 10 that continues our focus on the coach-athlete relationship with Talent Identification (ID) and its tie with Depression & Anxiety our topics of focus. Touching on the heartbreak and expectations of Talent ID systems to the increased rate of injury before the pitfalls of avoiding up-skilling is shared. Insights are shared from my latest book being penned with some secrets before an unusual name drop makes an appearance including Djokovic, Nadal, Federer,...

This is Episode 46 of Beyond Top 10 that focuses on the coach-athlete relationship and begins with the terminology around a tennis player to athlete and their ownership before discussing powerful connections and the role of power in the relationship dynamic. An important discussion is shared on finding your voice and a window into my own 'thinking process' before moving onto a more controversial topic of firing your coach. We then look at how the employer to employee dynamic works in tennis...