The Functional Tennis Podcast

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…

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, Kev…

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…

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 roo…

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 tennis
• Disli…

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…

In this episode, join me with Branko Avramovski the father of 12 year old rising star Damyan Avramovski (aka 'Nana') from Bulgaria. We talk things junior tennis from coaching, rackets and, tournament…

Kicking off 2024 is Brandon Holt, a former All-American with a career-high ATP 180.

Brandon has a huge US Open in 2022 getting through qualifiers and then taking down US Number 1 Taylor Fritz. Brandon…

This week for our final episode of the year we have an in-depth chat with Pablo Andújar. Last week he was on the show along with Kenneth Carlsen advising junior players. Today there is more advice an…

Last week I got to spend the week at the Tecnifibre junior training camp in Valencia. Tecnibifre brought 5 of their juniors running from 11-16 years of age along with their parents and coaches for a …

This week on the podcast I speak with former world no. 65 and coach of Coco Gauff when she won the US Open title in 2023.

We discuss:

• His pro career
• Decision to retire after a road accident
• Transition …

This week on the podcast I speak with former world no. 63 and NCAA Champion Bradley Klahn.

We discuss:

• Advantages of college tennis
• How he dealt with multiple injuries on tour
• Deciding to end his pro…

This week on the podcast I speak with top ATP doubles coach, Rob Morgan. Rob has coached players at the last 4 Nitto ATP Finals and is currently the main coach of world number 8 and Wimbledon Champio…

This week on the podcast I speak with Andy Murray's long-term S & C Coach, Matt Little. Matt works with Andy Murray to this day, alongside work for the LTA and his online conditioning programme (Cont…

This week on the podcast I speak with 3 time International Tennis Photographer of the Year Clive Brunskill. Clive is one of the world’s best sports photographers who has been commissioned to shoot th…

This week on the podcast we have Matt Terczynski. Matt is a long time friend and permanent hitting partner of top 20 player Hubi Hurkacz. 

It was great speaking with Matt as he gives in depth insights…

This week on the podcast we have on another great tennis parent, Kalin Davidov. Kalin is the father of one of the world's best juniors Teo Davidov.

Teo is an ambidextrous player. I was seriously impr…

This week on the podcast we speak to a functional movement specialist who works specifically in tennis. He's helped to develop the movement of reigning US Open Champion Coco Gauff.

Jeff Drock has wor…

In this week's episode, we jump into speaking to one of the most experienced physical trainers in our sport. 

I was lucky enough to speak to Kieron Vorster, the current physical trainer of Dan Evans, …

Today I speak with Patrick Harding, long-time performance coach for F1 driver Alex Albon. Patrick spends 31 weeks a year with Alex has been working with him for six years. Patrick looks after all asp…