Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach
Mark Gellard is the coach of WTA Tour professional Magda Linette, who enjoyed a semi-final run at the 2023 Australian Open.
In this first edition of the pod, he lets us in on what life on Tour is really like; the perks, plus the problems.
Please rate and review and send any questions in that you'd like answering at @DOAPTC
Thanks, Candy Reid
DOAPTC is Sponsored by: Frank Works - the Best Tennis Shoes you'll ever wear!
Many tennis players know they should be playing in tennis shoes, but don’t because they find them uncomfortable.
But a new company named Frank Works has changed that. Frank Works is the most comfortable shoe in tennis.
They talked to players, learned what players didn’t like in their shoes, and then fixed it.
Frank Works shoes not only fit beautifully, with flexible/breathable materials so they have amazing cushioning for the 10K steps you take during a match, they also have a 100% customizable straps to secure your foot in comfort for any point during the match.
There has never been anything like Frank Works shoes.
Frank Works - comfort of a running shoe, function of a tennis shoe
Learn more at Frank works shoes.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 102
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Graham Anderson - Physio
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 - al…
Craig Boynton
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 suc…
Peter Johnston - HK Tourn Director
Peter Johnston is our guest on this special edition of DOAPTC. Peter is Tournament Director for the Hong Kong ATP 250 event in the first week of the 2025 calendar. Just like last year, it's got a gre…
Andrea Vavassori
Italian Davis Cup and Doubles Star Andrea Vavassori is on this edition of Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach.
in 2024, Andrea not only won the biggest team competition in the sport, the Davis Cup (…
Chris Eaton - new coach of Christopher Eubanks
An exclusive on DOAPTC as Chris Eaton reveals himself as the new coach of Christopher Eubanks, who had a miraculous 2023 season, soaring into the world's top 30.
2024 wasn't quite as successful for Eu…
Mike James - Data Analyst
Mike James · a Tennis Performance Analyst at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy joins Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach.
If you're a fan of professional tennis, then you've likely seen Mike sit court-side …
Nick Horvat
Nick Horvat, who coached Donna Vekic to the best season of the Croatian's career in 2024, is on DOAPTC.
Nick begins with an inspirational quote and story about how success comes from long-term thinki…
Bryan Shelton
Bryan Shelton, coach and father of USA Superstar Ben, joins us on DOAPTC for a fascinating discussion on all things coaching. Bryan was a former ATP player, coach of NCAA winning college teams (Georg…
Novak hires Andy!
Novak Djokovic hires Andy Murray as his new coach, in a shock announcement that has the tennis world completely intrigued and excited for 2025!
Leading Serbian Tennis Journalist Vuk Brajovic has all …
Patricia Tarabini
On this edition of DOAPTC, Patricia Tarabini joins Candy for an absorbing chat on getting to a career-high ranking of 29; receiving advise from Steffi Graff, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert; and …
Data Analyst Shreyas
On this edition of DOAPTC, a top data analyst joins Mark and Candy to talk about the benefits of marginal gains; how the experts disseminate information to the players, via the coaches; and the impor…
Phillipe Dehaes
Belgian Coach Phillipe Dehaes joins us on the latest edition of DOAPTC. Phillipe has coached many big names, including Xavier Malisse on the ATP side and Elise Mertens, Daria Kasatkina, and now Greet…
Vladimir Platenik
On this edition of DOAPTC - the great Vlad Platinik joins Mark and Candy to talk tennis and specifically, coaching. He's the current coach of Wimbledon breakout star, Lulu Sun - and has worked with t…
Richard Parnell Stringing Expert
On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark Gellard speaks to one of the best in the stringing business, Richard Parnell - the man behind the world-famous 'knot,' to find out all the inside knowledge on strings,…
Dan Kiernan
On this edition of DOAPTC, Dan Kiernan, the coach of Gaby Debrowski and Erin Routliffe (who have now qualified for the WTA Season-ending doubles tournament in Riyadh), joins us to talk about a whole …
Magda Linette
On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy are joined by professional WTA player Magda Linette. Mark & Magda join us from the Thailand Open in Hua-Hin and discuss the upcoming Asian swing, the current…
Tennis Chef - what do players eat?
On this edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy chat US Open at the business end of the fourth and final major of the year. Mark is in the Cayman Islands Scuba Diving, whilst Candy is hard at work (!?) com…
US Open 2024
On the latest edition of DOAPTC, Mark and Candy discuss all things Major as the US Open is upon us. What does Mark think of the Jannik Sinner doping scandal - you might be surprised - and who does he…
John Williams - coach of Taylor Townsend
Taylor Townsend's coach, John Williams, joins us on this week's pod - which comes right before the US Open. Townsend is into the top 50 and has just reached a WTA 1000-level Quarter-final for the fir…
DOAPTC 20
On this edition of DOAPTC, it's a blockbuster line up. First one of Serbia's leading journalists, Vuk Brajovic, joins us to talk all things Novak, as the Serb completes the Singles Golden Slam with a…