Tennisnerd - Where we bond over tennis

Heysil Racquets Co-Founder Jeffrey Yeh

A while back I was approached by Jeffrey Yeh, one of the founders of Heysil Racquets. He wanted to send me some racquets for review.

But due to COVID, it took quite a while to get the parcel from Australia, where Heysil is based, to Malta, where I am. A couple of weeks ago the Heysil racquets arrived and I have been play-testing them ever since. Heysil is a young company, a few years old and run by Jeffrey Yeh and David Willis. I got the opportunity to talk Jeffrey Yeh about Heysil, their products, and their plans for the future.

Read more: https://tennisnerd.net/gear/racquets/introducing-heysil-racquets/23122

US Open Update - Looking for exciting new players to watch

Who is your favorite player to watch and have you found any new ones to be excited about during the US Open?

My Tennis Story

I published a video vlog that I think works well also in podcast form. I just wanted to give you a status update and tell you a bit about my tennis story. Keen to hear yours.

Q&A with Instagram Followers of @tennisnerdinsta - Gear, Kyrgios, Tennis Elbow, And More

I asked my Instagram followers to send me questions for a Q&A podcast. And voila! Here are my answers.

I was asked about:

• Rafa's and Roger's retirements
• What to do about tennis elbow
• What do I think about Kyrgios US Open statement
• What are some good budget strings?
• Will I ever settle on a racquet?

...and more!

Filippo Gioiello, Founder of Mental Tennis

Filippo Gioiello is a mental tennis trainer and founder of Mental Tennis. He has created a process to strengthen your mental and strategical approach to tennis. The idea is to make you enjoy competitive tennis more and create a strong mental foundation to play better, increase your love for the game, and win more matches. I have worked with him for a few months and I have really learned a lot from it.

If you want to find out more, check out his website at: https://www.mental-tennis.net/

Ricardo Dahcor, Founder of Dahcor Tennis

In this episode of the Tennisnerd podcast, I talk to Ricardo Dahcor, founder of Dahcor tennis. Ricardo is intent on changing the world of tennis through custom gear, technology, and innovation.

Ricardo is a serial entrepreneur, who's now moving into the tennis industry. He's creating custom rackets, bags, shoes, you name it. He also has his own tennis academy with a lot of tennis courts, smart courts, and so on. And he's really adamant at changing the tennis industry in his own way. He has big plans, big dreams, and he seems able to execute them one-by-one. If you want to read my review of the Dahcor Tennisnerd racquet that he created for me, click here.

Check out the Dahcor website here.

Nathan Martin, Tennis Fitness Expert, Personal Trainer of Lleyton Hewitt for 10 years

In this episode, I talk to Nathan Martin from Tennisfitness.com. He has worked with pro players like Martina Navratilova and Lleyton Hewitt to name a few and today runs a tennis fitness academy online (and in-person). During the pandemic, they created the Total Tennis Home Workout which became a great success, you can find out more about this program here.

We talk about how recreational and competition level players can improve their fitness with some easy tips, what made Lleyton Hewitt excel on the court and how you should warm up properly to avoid injuries and improve your output on the court.

Find out more about Nathan's and his wife Giselle's programs here and at their website tennisfitness.com (use the code TENNISNERD for 10% off)

Edwin Weindörfer, CEO of Emotion Group

This podcast is an interview with my friend Edwin Weindörfer, CEO of Emotion Group. Emotion is responsible for tournaments like Mercedes Cup, Vienna Open, Mallorca Open, and several pro players on the WTA and ATP Tours. Several of the tournaments he is responsible for were canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but he is now planning an exhibition tournament called Bett1 Aces in July.

Emotion Group: https://www.emotiongroup.com/

About Bett1 Aces: https://tennisnerd.net/news/thiem-and-kyrgios-ready-for-bett1-aces-in-july/22069

Paul Skipp, Head stringer of Wimbledon

Paul Skipp has been stringing for 32 years. He is the head stringer at Wimbledon, a certified master level stringer, and has strung for pretty much any pro you can think of: Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and so on. We talk about string trends, pro specifications, how it is to run a stringing service during a Grand Slam...and more.

Paul's website: https://www.racquet-avenue.co.uk/
Wimbledon partner: http://www.apolloleisure.co.uk/
If you are interested in ERSA stringing courses: http://www.ersa-stringers.co.uk/

 

Antoine Hillereau - Marketing Manager from HEAD

Antoine Hillereau has been with HEAD since 2013 and worked on campaigns, product releases and with some of their top players. He shares some insight into how he got into the industry and how it is to work for one of the biggest tennis brands in the world.

Interview with Nikki Roenn from Unstrung Customs

Nikki Roenn is a true racquet maestro. He strings, paints and customizes racquets for both club and pro-level players. He is an ex-pro himself who has practiced with the likes of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Now he runs the company Unstrung Customs with Darren Powell and Francisco Ruiz. More info at www.unstrungcustoms.com

Stringing legend Richard Parnell

Here I interview stringing legend Richard Parnell, who has strung for pretty much most of the top pros on the WTA and ATP tours. You can watch a video version of this interview together with some stringing footage on: youtube.com/tennisnerd

HEAD's Dennis Fabian - The guy behind Lynx Tour

Dennis Fabian is responsible for strings and racquet accessories for HEAD. He has worked in the industry for a long time and has a lot of experience as a stringer and player relations manager. He is one of the guys behind the new string HEAD Lynx Tour, the HEAD 3-in-1 machine and HEAD's stringing machine.