Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
Beckett Chung is one of the founders of Tenncom Media, where he reviews gear and creates video content with his business partner Simon Cuell. Check out Tenncom on YouTube for a taste of their refreshing and engaging style. Beckett knows a lot about racquets and strings, so we delve into that. Before this recording, we spent a week with Tennis Warehouse, testing some exciting gear for 2025, so we also look ahead at next year.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
The Gear of the Year 2024 with Henrik Wallensten
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Henrik is back on the podcast to discuss the Gear of the Year 2024. We focus on racquets but also mention strings and shoes towards the end. It's a nerdy pod, but hopefully, you can get something out of it. Full video with footage on the Tennisnerd YouTube channel.
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Coach Conor Casey - the funniest tennis coach on social media
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Coach Conor Casey used to play professional tennis and write for sitcoms. Now, he entertains and informs a growing audience with funny and relatable tennis content on his Instagram account @tenniscoachconorcasey
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Fabio Molle from Functional Tennis
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Fabio Molle is the founder of Functional Tennis, the largest tennis-related account on Instagram with 1 million followers. Functional Tennis is also famous for the Saber, a training racquet with a 37 sq inch head size which has been seen in the hands of top pros. He also runs a podcast with many interesting guests, like top pros and coaches. We talked about his background in tennis, pros and cons with running an ecommerce business, creating tennis products and much more.
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Dan Wolken, author of "Cocomania"
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Dan Wolken is an award-winning columnist for USA Today who has covered sports for over two decades. He is also a dedicated tennis player. He has written a book about Coco Gauff called "Cocomania," and we talk about the book, Coco, the state of tennis and even get into racquets and strings towards the end.
Check out Dan's book on Amazon
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Rick Macci on who wins the US Open 2024 and lots more
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Sunday Aug 25, 2024
Legendary coach Rick Macci is back on the podcast, and this time, we discuss the US Open 2024, how a player develops a style, the importance of going for your shots, junior tennis development, and lots more.
Monday Aug 19, 2024
We talk Extreme racquets with Dennis and Max from HEAD
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Global business manager Dennis Fabian and Global product manager, Maximilian Bauer from HEAD join me to discuss the new HEAD Extreme racquets, their upcoming releases, and much more. I hope you enjoy the podcast. There was a lag when recording this remote podcast, I hope it doesn't affect your listening experience too much. Thanks, as always, for listening.
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Peter Clarke, Ex-ATP Pro, Founder of Coachlife
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Peter Clarke is a former professional tennis player who retired in 2007 and was ranked in the top 250 players in the world. He has recently launched the impressive Coachlife platform, where coaches for the top players in the world deliver in-depth lessons about technique, mindset, nutrition, match play, and more.
I have tried the Coachlife platform, and it is an excellent tool for inspiration and improvement. Use the code TENNISNERD10 to get 10% off.
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Jose Hernandez-Fernandez, ex ATP pro turned tennis coach
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Jose Hernandez Fernandez (also known as Bebo) is an ex-pro player from the Dominican Republic who retired from the ATP Tour in 2020 and has since coached. He achieved success with WTA top 40 player Yue Yuan earlier in 2024 when she won her first WTA title and reached the quarter-finals of Indian Wells.
I know Bebo personally, and for this podcast, we got to sit down in person and talk about his life on tour, the successes and struggles of being a tennis pro, growing up in the Dominican Republic, and what tennis organizations can do better to improve the situation for aspiring professional players.
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Talking tennis balls with HEAD's Mauro Pinaffo
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Tennis balls have been in the spotlight lately, with multiple complaints about quality and consistency from pro tennis players. Why is this happening, what has been done to improve the situation, and what can be done in the future? Mauro Pinaffo is HEAD's Senior Global Product Manager for Tennis and Padel balls and gives us all the answers and some interesting stats and details about tennis balls you might not know.
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Tim Puttock, R&D Director Prince
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Tim Puttock is back on the podcast! This time, we talk about upcoming Prince releases, their product portfolio, strategy and the recently reviewed Phantoms. Tim has a wealth of experience as a racquet engineer and I think there is a lot to learn from this conversation.
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Michael Joyce, coach of Sharapova, Pegula and many more
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Michael Joyce reached a career-high of ATP #64 and transitioned to a very successful coaching career. He worked with Sharapova for 7 years before her retirement and coached players like Pegula, Azarenka and Keys. Now, he works with American WTA-talent Ashlyn Krueger.
Michael is also one of the featured coaches in Coachlife, a new platform focused for players of all levels to improve their tennis. Get 10% off using TENNISNERD10.
Thursday May 30, 2024
Eric Lee, co-founder of Toroline Strings
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
Eric Lee is the co-founder of the hyped-up string brand Toroline. He used to play D1 college tennis and started the company alongside other strong tennis players to challenge the string market with softer, more colorful string options. They have been on a strong path in 2023/2024 with the success of pro player/content creator Karue Sell and their custom poly hybrid venture called Omakase. In this episode, we talk about their journey, racquet nerding, the string market, and the jungle of options for the consumer.
Thursday May 23, 2024
Podcast with Swingvision CEO, Swupnil Sahai
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
I have been a fan of the AI-driven software Swingvision since I first tried it in 2021. Apple has featured it in its famous Keynote speeches, named it "App of the Day," and given it an Apple design award. Ex-pros Andy Roddick and James Blake have been early investors, and there are also backers like Jason Liu from Strava and Albert Lee from MyFitnessPal.
I was excited to sit down with Swupnil Sahai, the CEO and co-founder, to discuss Swingvision's journey so far and its future.
Thursday May 16, 2024
Rackets and runners with Luca Berg
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Luca Berg from the YouTube channel Rackets&Runners joined me on the podcast to talk about gear. His detailed and organized racquet reviews for tennis and pickleball are rapidly growing his fanbase. We had a great conversation about gear and the world beyond.