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By Val Febbo
Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic knows how to be controversial and cause tension in numerous situations, and her venture to New York’s famous bubble is no different.
Following...
By Marc Sophoulis
So this week's question is "has my vision, my motivation changed in my coaching career and my coaching journey?"
Absolutely. You know, there's no doubt when I first started...
Marc Sophoulis
Thanks for joining us once again here on Crunching the Numbers. You have Marc Sophoulis and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics. Shane, thank you once again for joining...
By Val Febbo
Australian star Luke Saville says that the USTA have done a good job of setting up the now famous New York ‘bubble’ where players will remain unless they are at the courts...
By Marc Sophoulis
It was a chance meeting in 2013, at the Australian Open players café that lead to arguably the most amazing experiences in my tennis life. Sitting in the crowded lunchroom,...
By Marc Sophoulis
So, you have made the decision to become a career coach working in ‘High Performance’ sport?
The definition of 'High Performance' is usually referred to as the level of...
By Val Febbo
The Adria Tour, one of the most disastrous notions for tennis in recent memory. The ill fated tour was organised by Novak Djokovic to bring some of tennis’ biggest names to a...
Marc Sophoulis
Welcome to another episode of Crunching the Numbers with Marc Sophoulis and Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics. Shane, thank you so much for joining us...
By Val Febbo
I was a very staunch believer that the US Open should boast an asterisk next to each winner’s name in 2020 due to the withdrawals of some of tennis’ biggest names. However...
By George Vogiatzis
We have all heard the glory stories. It goes something like this:
“Child picks up racquet at three, shows talent, dedicates everyday to working on their craft, tennis is...
By Val Febbo
Formula One and tennis are different sports in many ways, but the travel component of both is something that neither can avoid, but it can be managed.
In the Covid year of 2020 F1...
Thanks Mario for your question around the biggest mistakes I've made as a coach. I feel like I've made a lot and probably that's why I've gotten to the place in my coaching that I'm at. I feel like...