Episode 22: Let's Talk Sprinting in Tennis (With Kris Borthwick)
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Coach Kris Borthwick, Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Wake Forest, shares loads of practical information. This show really should have been a three-part series. Listen in as Coach Borthwick describes in detail the repeat sprint test he developed for tennis athletes.  
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