Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach

On DOAPTC this time is former world number 15, Ingrid Löfdahl Bentzer, The Swede, a contemporary of Billie-Jean King and Chrissie Evert, was one of the first mothers on Tour. In this chat with Candy Reid, Ingrid recounts how she was once paid in Cress Sandwiches; Breastfeeding just before matches, playing BJK on Centre Court at Wimbledon (and handling the nerves thanks to some great advice) and then later, her role at the ITF, and the decisions she made then, which are more relevant than ever, now! It's a fascinating listen of how much the game has changed and how fortunate the players on the WTA Tour are now. Ingrid is a trailblazer and an excellent story-teller. For young players needing a combined nutrition and match strategy booklet in order to develop good habits around tournaments, look no further than this excellent book by former pro Julie Sinkins.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tennis-Match-Journal-Nutritional-guidance/dp/B0DS24YYZH/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=GPZF2XELIKWO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vCrVe3HXUEA0pnEHzl8rh6vvlVC20IRhS4Rbdh5DqIqpJd-1H9XECl5ZzNr7TwfdtYkTASc-CVtYXuQigpzfi-8PJrYUIXQW_817xlPS5x3xFuPe1bYAuqCzzHDs5MieSFSshhIgXgtLBj345D94FwlV6MBrwIA44zZpwPr79AuLEE6gB3YJI1xMG3k3dLqasjdfyJRNTxSnWeq1sxwznA.dB7N2HAMcACFUQcTL2ZRRH2fEjaQq6Q8S5sY4BTxoOQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=tennis+match+journal&qid=1739882654&sprefix=tennis+match%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-1

On this edition of DOAPTC is the mother of Nicolas Jarry, Cecilia Fillol is part of an impressive sporting family, which features in every strand of the Chilean Open - in fact, everyone from the tournament director to the ball kids are members of the same family, making the ATP 250 event one of the most unique stops on tour.Cecilia tells us the sporting rules of the family and why Nico chose to represent Chile instead of the United States - which he represented as a boy.

On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy discuss Magda Linette's Middle East Swing, Elena Rybakina's coaching situation and Jannik SInner's 3-month ban. What's really going on? We go through the details. Also, there's info on Mark's First Strike Tennis Coaching Conference coming up on March 15/16. More on Firststriketennis.comp.s If you'd like to partner with DOAPTC, drop us a message - we'd love to hear from you!

Xavier Pujo joins Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach after helping French player Alexandre Muller win his very first ATP Tour Title at the 2025 Hong Kong 250. Xavier reveals one of the keys to Muller's outstanding success - off-season training in Dubai with world number one Jannik Sinner! What impressed Xavier the most about the Italian? Xavier also talks about playing golf with Roger Federer and making the move from coaching on the WTA Tour to the ATP Side of things. It's a great listen on Apple and/or Spotify - or you can watch DOAPTC on YouTube - please like, subscribe and share.

A BONUS DOAPTC Episode as Mark Gellard gives the podcast insights into the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open where his player Magda Linette is about to play.Team Linette has added former world number 2 Agnieszka Radwańska to the coaching staff - find out how that happened and also Mark's thoughts on the Elena Rybakina coaching situation.Please like, subscribe and share!

David Macpherson has coached John Isner and the best doubles team of all time, the Bryan Brothers. Now David is on the bag of Australian Li Tu, who has returned to tennis after a break. Fresh from commentating on the Australian Open with Candy Reid - he and Candy discuss arguably the best match of the first Major of 2025 between Alcaraz and Djokovic. David also tells a great story about the Bryan Brothers, featuring a fight in the car, a broken guitar and 20 minutes later, a board game!It's a fabulous 40 mins of story telling and great advice so please enjoy!Listen on Spotify or Apple and watch the interview on YouTube!Also, DOAPTC now has over 100k downloads and is looking for partners. If you're interested, please get in touch with either Mark or Candy via social media.With thanks!

Torben Beltz has had a highly successful career as a top coach on the WTA Tour. He helped fellow German Angie Kerber to three Major Titles and an Olympic Silver Medal. Kerber's victories included one over Serena Williams. Beltz explains how Angie got the win over the WTA great.More recently. Beltz has worked with Donna Vekic and Emma Raducanu and guided Eva Lys to the 4th round of the Australian Open 2025 as a Lucky Loser.Lys found out 5 minutes before her match with Kim Birrel that she was in! Lys won that match and two more before being taken out by an in-form Iga Swiatek. Beltz tells the story - and it's a great one - so please enjoy this edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach!Also on YouTube! Thanks for listening and watching - we've now got over 95k downloads!

One of the best physio's in professional tennis (and plenty of other sports too) joins DOAPTC on this episode. What Graham Anderson doesn't know about the body, probably doesn't need to be known - although he's an extremely humble man - as you'll hear. Graham tells Candy all about the most common injuries in tennis, his life on Tour and how he got to where he is. It's part of professional tennis that probably isn't spoken about enough, but ask any player and they'll tell you that the physiotherapists are arguably the most important part of the team, especially in this day and age, where the speed of the game is just accelerating with every passing moment.You can see excerpts of this podcast on YouTube. Please like, share and subscribe! Thanks to our sponsor, the ERT300 - ert300.com

Craig Boynton joins us on this edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach. He has worked with lots of great US Players including John Isner, Stevie Johnson and James Blake - but had the most success with Hubi Hurkacz - whom he helped achieve a career-high ranking of world number 6 making him the highest-ranked Polish man in singles history.. Together, Boynton and Hurkacz won multiple ATP Tour Singles Titles, including 2 at Masters 1000 level - the first at the 2021 Miami Open and the second at the 2023 Shanghai Masters.Craig shares some great coaching stories, insight into what makes a great coach and tells us what his plan is next after parting ways with Hurkacz towards the end of 2024.The podcast is also on YouTube - please like, subscribe and share! With thanks!