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The Functional Tennis Podcast

Presented by Fabio Molle, The Functional Tennis Podcast is a downloadable audio show featuring weekly interviews with players, coaches, trainers, tennis parents and experts working at the highest level of tennis.

Sports Tennis Education
Update frequency
every 10 days
Average duration
37 minutes
Episodes
204
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Tennis players vs. Football players and high performance with Andrea Bracaglia

Tennis players vs. Football players and high performance with Andrea Bracaglia

This week on the podcast, I meet Human Movement & Sport Performance Specialist - Andrea Bracaglia.

In our conversation, we talk about Andrea’s involvement in football and how he moved into the world o…

00:28:17  |   Tue 28 Mar 2023
Training with Novak Djokovic & going pro with Jakub Menšík

Training with Novak Djokovic & going pro with Jakub Menšík

This week on the podcast, I meet one of the top juniors from 2022 who has just recently turned pro - Jakub Mensik.

In our conversation, Jakub tells us all about his famous 2022 Australian Open boys' s…

00:38:02  |   Tue 21 Mar 2023
What makes a great player with Dr. Dario Novak

What makes a great player with Dr. Dario Novak

This week on Functional Tennis, I meet Dr. Dario Novak.

In our conversation, Dario details what Donna Vekić and Borna Coric were like as juniors.

I ask Dario about his work with Stan Wawrinka and Elena…

00:46:01  |   Tue 14 Mar 2023
Testing yourself abroad and the Chinese game with Olivier Grignard

Testing yourself abroad and the Chinese game with Olivier Grignard

This week on the podcast, I meet Belgian coach Olivier Grignard.

In our conversation, Olivier tells me how his tennis story began.

Olivier also tells me about his coaching role in china, we discuss som…

00:35:40  |   Tue 07 Mar 2023
Reality check with coach Johnny Parkes

Reality check with coach Johnny Parkes

This week on the podcast, I meet the current Lead National Coach with USTA Player Development - Johnny Parkes.

In our conversation, Johnny explains why playing a young Nikoloz Basilashvili was a bit o…

00:56:56  |   Tue 28 Feb 2023
Influencing the Irish game with Peter Bothwell

Influencing the Irish game with Peter Bothwell

This week on Functional Tennis, I meet former Northern Ireland player and now coach - Peter Bothwell.

Peter was the first man from Northern Ireland to have an ATP world ranking in singles or doubles. …

00:50:49  |   Tue 21 Feb 2023
Coaching the Williams sisters and the path to greatness with Rick Macci

Coaching the Williams sisters and the path to greatness with Rick Macci

This week on Functional Tennis, I meet legendary coach - Rick Macci for a fantastic chat.

In our conversation, Rick details his experience training Venus and Serena Williams when they were kids. Rick …

01:06:18  |   Tue 14 Feb 2023
From war to Wimbledon with Ivan Ljubičić

From war to Wimbledon with Ivan Ljubičić

This week on Functional Tennis, I meet the former world no.3, Ivan Ljubičić.

In our chat, Ivan opens up about the challenging circumstances he experienced growing up and how this lead to his tennis ca…

00:53:52  |   Tue 07 Feb 2023
Building elite teams with Bill Eckstrom

Building elite teams with Bill Eckstrom

On today’s episode, I meet online with Bill Eckstrom - CEO and founder of Ecsell Institute, the parent company of Ecsell Sports.

In our chat, we discuss Bill fascinating new TedX Talk: “A New Way To W…

00:38:58  |   Tue 31 Jan 2023
The Tennis Tour Agency and coming back from injury with Matteo Tinelli

The Tennis Tour Agency and coming back from injury with Matteo Tinelli

This week on Functional Tennis, I meet physical therapist and now founder of Tennis Tour Agency - Matteo Tinelli. Matteo was ATP-ranked back in 2017 and has since moved on into becoming a therapist …

00:39:32  |   Tue 24 Jan 2023
The Art of coaching with Michael Logarzo

The Art of coaching with Michael Logarzo

On this week’s episode, I meet Michael Logarzo to discuss the art of coaching with Michael Logarzo. Michael is a top tennis coach based in Australia and has worked with a range of players from junior…

00:39:49  |   Tue 17 Jan 2023
ASICS Special in Marbella

ASICS Special in Marbella

This week on the Functional Tennis Podcast, I meet three top tennis pros at the ASICS event in Marbella.

In the podcast I speak with WTA Top 60 Player Jasmine Paolini, British number 2 and WTA top 100…

00:32:06  |   Tue 17 Jan 2023
The Functional Tennis Podcast Trailer

The Functional Tennis Podcast Trailer

Hi, I'm Fabio and I'm happy to announce new episodes of the Functional Tennis podcast with a slightly new format. I will continue to chat with the biggest hitters in tennis about the game but now I'l…

00:02:10  |   Tue 10 Jan 2023
Mental training and virtual reality with Sense Arena [Ep.171]

Mental training and virtual reality with Sense Arena [Ep.171]

This week I do a deep dive into mental training and virtual reality with a new tool on the market called Sense Arena.

We are also giving away a Sense Arena Kit and you can get the details here.

I speak…

00:37:27  |   Tue 08 Nov 2022
University of Memphis Update with Conor Gannon [College Tennis Series 03] Ep.170

University of Memphis Update with Conor Gannon [College Tennis Series 03] Ep.170

We are back with Irish player Conor Gannon this week in the 3rd part of our mini-series with him while he is on his College Tennis Journey at the University of Memphis.

We have a general catchup with …

00:15:23  |   Tue 01 Nov 2022
Racket talk with the Tennis Nerd aka Jonas Eriksson [Ep.169]

Racket talk with the Tennis Nerd aka Jonas Eriksson [Ep.169]

This week we have our 2022 Functional Tennis Racket of the Year and who better to get on the show than Jonas Eriksson aka The Tennis Nerd.

Jonas is the main man for info on rackets and strings. We dis…

00:44:04  |   Fri 21 Oct 2022
Former world no.61 and current ITF 35's world champ Fred Gil [Ep.168]

Former world no.61 and current ITF 35's world champ Fred Gil [Ep.168]

This week I chat with Fred Gil, the former Portuguese number1 and career-high ATP 61 who recently became the men's 35's worlds singles champ.

We chat about his career, challenges along the way, what h…

00:31:16  |   Mon 17 Oct 2022
Tommy Paul's Physical Trainer - Franco Herrero [Ep.167]

Tommy Paul's Physical Trainer - Franco Herrero [Ep.167]

Super chat this week with Franco Herrero,  the physical trainer of Tommy Paul and Sofia Kenin. 

We chat about a wide range of topics

  • His upbringing and interest in Strength & Conditioning
  • Moving from Ar…
00:57:08  |   Mon 03 Oct 2022
4 Excerpts on Federer - [Ep 166]

4 Excerpts on Federer - [Ep 166]

I've taken 4 excerpts from previous guests that had mentioned Federer in this short episode. We have

  • Paul Annacone
  • Francis Tiafoe
  • Nikolay Davydenko
  • Sven Swinnem

If you have any great Federer stories pleas…

00:14:03  |   Sat 24 Sep 2022
Landing at the University of Memphis [Conor Gannon College Series 02] [Episode 165]

Landing at the University of Memphis [Conor Gannon College Series 02] [Episode 165]

This week is the 2nd part of our mini-series with Irish Tennis player Conor Gannon. I plan to catch up with Conor every 4 to 5 weeks during his 2nd year (or sophomore year) at his new University.

He s…

00:23:42  |   Mon 19 Sep 2022
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