French tennis player Laurent Lokoli joins the Functional Tennis Podcast to share his journey through the highs and lows of professional tennis. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on individual game styles rather than just results, advising young players to stay true to their strengths. Throughout the conversation, Laurent discusses players' challenges on the circuit, including mental health and the pressures of consistency at different levels, from futures to the ATP tour. He reflects...

Jason Jung joins the Functional Tennis podcast to share his journey as a professional tennis player, including the challenges he faced with injuries and the decision to switch national representation to Taiwan. He discusses the financial and personal motivations behind this choice, highlighting how it opened doors for sponsorships and competitive opportunities. Jason candidly reflects on his struggles during a tough year in 2017, where he faced numerous first-round exits, and how a pivotal...

6-time grand slam coach Wim Fissette joins us on the Functional Tennis Podcast to chat about his coaching career. Wim set a high standard for himself winning 3 out of the first 6 slams he coached at. Wim worked with some of the best players in the past 15 years such as Kim Clijsters, Sabine Lisicki, Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka, Johanna Konta, Angelique Kerber and recently finished working with Naomi Osaka. With Iga Swiatek recently finishing with her 3-year coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, is...

Today I speak to 23-year-old US College graduate Lulu Sun who has had an impressive run since graduating from the University Of Texas. In only 1 year of College Tennis, she rose to number 3 in the rankings and over the past 12 months on the WTA tour she has risen from no.210 to her current ranking of no.40. We chat about her early junior days, the importance of education and college tennis, why she switched nationality from Switzerland to New Zealand, her quailes to quarterfinals run at...

Part 2 of the 2024 Functional Tennis Racket of the year breakdown with Jonas Eriksson (aka Tennisnerd). We chat about round 2 and 1/4's results as well as a semi final previewa Jonas is one of the leading racket experts and puts out great reviews on his YouTube channel which you can see here. Head over to the Functional Tennis Instagram stories to get voting. Finally a shoutout to Tennis Warehouse Europe who are sponsoring this event along with the Shoe of the Year which will run in. a few...

The racket of the year is back and Jonas Eriksson (aka Tennisnerd) jumps on to chat about results from round 1 and previews round 2. Jonas is one of the leading racket experts and puts out great reviews on his YouTube channel which you can see here. Head over to the Functional Tennis Instagram stories to get voting. Finally a shoutout to Tennis Warehouse Europe who are sponsoring this event along with the Shoe of the Year which will run in. a few weeks. You can get details on all the rackets...

In episode 235 of the Functional Tennis Podcast, I sit down with Sandra Zaniewska, coach of WTA Top 20 player Marta Kostyuk. Sandra, a former pro herself with wins over the likes of Ons Jabeur and Ash Barty, transitioned into coaching at a young age and has since worked with top names like Petra Martic and Alizé Cornet. Sandra shares her journey from player to coach, her experiences leading the development of high-performance players at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, and her role with the...

I chatted with pro doubles strategist Will Boucek. Will works with numerous ATP/WTA doubles pros, and USTA and helps amateurs improve their doubles. We chat about how Will got into doubles strategy and created a niche for himself, patterns he has noticed, analysing Carlos and Rafa as doubles players as well as tips and tactics for doubles players. Will also has a weekly newsletter and podcast where he shares doubles tips to help you improve your doubles and you can check it out here. Enjoy...

Former top Junior and College Tennis player Govind Nanda joins me on the podcast. Govind has left University and is making a push back up the rankings where during his College days at UCLA he got to a high of 339 ATP which is impressive for a College tennis player.  He chats about his early tennis days, the decision to play college tennis, training with Novak Djokovic and more. hope you enjoy and learn Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to...

Today I chatted to Justin Van Malderen, 3rd generation in the Luxilon family business. Luxilon manufactures great strings used by many top pros. Justin tells us all about the Luxlilon beginnings, who owns the company, how strings are made, what % of the top pros use Luxilon and more. I hope you enjoy this episode Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a positive...

I dug through the audio archives and found my chat with Wimbledon Finalist Jasmine Paolini when she was a top 70-ranked player only a few years ago. She talks about what's needed to be 1% better every day, patience, challenges along the way and the struggle to qualify for slams!! It’s a short but insightful partner. Hope you enjoy Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can...

I speak to Irish former pro Conor Niland who has just released a book called The Racket which documents his tennis journey from the first time he picked up a racket until retirement. Conor reached a career-high ATP 129 and made Grand Slam appearances. He recites many stories from all aspects of his journey from the junior Irish circuit, going to boarding school in the UK, missed opportunities at Bollettieri, College tennis at UCLA, turning pro, Davis Cup and more. It’s a great insight into...

Mini episode this week with current WTA number 63 Diane Parry. I met Diane at the Asics Rally for Your Mind event in central Paris. We discussed: Playing in Paris as ParisianHer 1 handed backhandAdvice for parents/playersThe best advice she has received Louis Rouach who runs event activations for Asics also tells us about the Rally for Your Mind event. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how...

Today I chat with former pro and entrepreneur Peter Clarke. Peter was a fiery Irish promising tennis who quickly reached an ATP ranking of 229. Retiring quite young today, he got into coaching and soon after set up multiple successful businesses. He talks about growing up in Australia, his tennis days, some good anecdotes and his most recent project is called Coach Life, an online video platform. He chased down coaches worldwide for the past 12 months who worked with today's top players when...

I chatted to Italian coach Andrea Ramundo who I met at the IMG Future Stars Event. Andrea works with promising Italian Juniors, Ilary Pistola, Tommaso Panto and Pietro Marinelli. We discuss Coaching JourneyItalian Tennis FederationWhat he learned at the IMG Future Stars EventWorking for free for 1 year with his mentor Jofre PortaMember of Team Asics Academy Andrea is super nice with some nice insights. Hope you enjoy Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company...

I'm just back from the IMG Future Stars event in Greece where I saw some of the world's best 12 years in action. Last year I did a special episode on 14 things that make these kids special, this year I decided to change it up and better understand the journey these kids are on. What stood out is how hard it is, you probably already know this but I found it interesting speaking to the parents and coaches about this. I've put together some of my learnings in this rare solo episode. If you are...

This week I caught up with Peter Hemanns, the tennis product manager at Asics. Peter tells us about His RoleWhat's new with my favourite shoe the Solution Speed 3If any updates on the Resolution and Court FFDid he know about Dimitrov wearing AsicsTechnology in their clothesThe Asics Paris and London House If you are a listener to the shoe you know that Asics are our sponsors and it was a great opportunity to learn more about Asics and Peter. I hope you enjoy it Fabio

In a few days, I'm off to Greece for the IMG Future Stars which brings together 48 of the World's best boys and girls along with their parents and coaches. I get to spend the week with them observing, learning and interacting with them. We've many new listeners and this was one of our top episodes into 2023 so I thought this was a timely episode to bring back up. I hope you enjoy it and if you've heard it before it's a good refresher. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a...

I am excited to have David Norrie on the show this week talking to guest host Dave O'Hare. David is the Dad of British number 1 and career-high ATP no.8 Cam Norrie. David chats about : The early days in New ZealandBuilding characterBeing a tennis parent is not easyNot specialising too early and more. I hope you enjoy the episode. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can...

Coaching great Brad Stine joins guest host Dave O'Hare on this week's episode. Brad Stine is the current coach of US Number 1 Tommy Paul and has worked with greats such as Jim Courier, Mardy Fish, Kevin Anderson and more. He chats about: The imposter syndrome as a young coachYou can't Bullsh*t tennis playersBe the best at teaching fundamentalsStop playing to the stats Coaching is an art form, not a science And much more. It's one of my favourite episodes and is required listening for all...

The title says it all, Tennis is difficult. Guest host Dave O'Hare kicks off his first-ever episodes as a host with Freddie Nielsen. Freddie is a former pro from Denamk, a Wimbledon doubles champ and the current Danish Davis Cup Captain. It’s a great discussion with thoughts on compassion, anger, perfection, acceptance, competing, disagreeing and more. It's a bit different to my usual conversations but its great to see 2 experienced tennis people chatting with plenty of lessons to learn. I...

This week former guest Dave O’Hare is back on the show. Dave will be guest hosting a few episodes of the Functional Tennis Podcast and I ask him who he has lined up. We also chat about Empty locker roomsBeen process drivenThe current ball situationsHis thoughts on making doubles better and more. I hope you enjoy the chat. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a...

Today I chat with the current world number 1 junior Joel Schwarzler. Joel is from Austria with a South African mother and is transitioning to the pro tour. We chat about: Early days playing tennisDislike of his parents watching his matchesAustrian inspirationsHis coach, former pro Jurgen MelzerJunior versus pro tourHis 1st ATP PointAdvice for other juniors I hope you enjoy the chat Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the...

I speak to 15-year-old Tyra Grant, a top 10 ITF Junior this week. We previously had her mam, Cinzia Giovinco on the show and her coach Tom Gutteridge. Tyra is a mature hard-hitting 15-year-old. We chat about What it feels like to be a top 10 juniorWhat is hard work to herLiving away from her familyHer competitive natureAdvice for other JuniorsPlayers to watch out for in the future I hope you enjoy the show. Fabio This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949...