Doubles Only Tennis Podcast
The only tennis podcast with a focus on doubles. We believe doubles should be more popular and get more coverage than it does, so we’re fixing that. Our goal is to help you become a better player with pro doubles tips and expert strategy. We interview ATP & WTA tour doubles players and top tennis coaches to help you improve your game.
Episodes
195 episodes since 2020
Swinging Volleys, Fake Technique, and How to Improve in Doubles with a Singles Coach
This is an AMA episode where I cover three questions from you. I chose these doubles topics because they haven't been covered on the podcast before.How to use the swinging volley in doubles.What is the proper technique when...
September 16, 2024
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Episode 196
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24:07
Fabio Molle Interview: Improve Footwork & Hit a Cleaner Ball with the Functional Tennis Saber
Fabio Molle is the founder of Functional Tennis, a company that created products to help tennis players improve. Their Saber is one of the only training tools that I use and highly recommend to doubles players.In this episode, Fabio sha...
September 04, 2024
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Episode 195
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46:56
Reduce These Errors, Improve Your Game: The Stokke 6 for Doubles
For the strategy nerds... Jonathan Stokke joins the show for a second time as we discuss his Stokke Six. What are the Stokke Six? Simply put, they are errors to avoid that will dramatically improve your game. And I mean dramatically.Jon...
August 28, 2024
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Episode 194
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58:54
Rajeev Ram & Austin Krajicek on Their Silver Medal Olympic Experience, Beating Nadal & Alcaraz
🎾🥈 Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram won an Olympic Silver medal for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics. I spoke with them a few weeks after the Olympics to hear about their experience in Paris, beating Rafael Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz, working with t...
August 21, 2024
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Episode 193
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22:05
Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Sofia Kenin Interview from Toronto
This is a post-match interview with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin from the National Bank Open in Toronto. We spoke with them after a very close victory where they saved six match points.Bethanie and Sonya share insights into the...
August 14, 2024
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Episode 192
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15:17
Aldila Sutjiadi Interview: From Indonesia to Kentucky to the WTA Tour
Aldila Sutjiadi is the 37th-ranked doubles player on the WTA Tour. Born in Indonesia and 2x doubles All-American at Kentucky, Aldila has a fascinating story.Tennis Tribe writer, Hanlon Walsh and I spoke with her on the grounds at the Na...
August 11, 2024
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Episode 191
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28:45
Olympic Doubles Recap: Scouting Nadal, Alcaraz, Murray, & More
Team USA finished with two doubles medals at the Olympics. Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek won Silver while Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz took home Bronze.In this episode, I share three more lessons I learned providing strategy and scoutin...
August 08, 2024
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Episode 190
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22:42
Olympic Doubles Lessons: The Lob Return, Experiment Early, & Attack Strengths
The Olympics are underway, and Team USA is off to a great start in doubles. In this episode, I share 3 lessons I've learned from scouting and analyzing data & video for Team USA over the past week.Who should be using the lob ret...
July 31, 2024
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Episode 189
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17:42
Bruce Lipka Interview: World #1 Doubles Coach, Mindset for Improvement, & How to Play the Net
Bruce Lipka is the coach of WTA #1 doubles player, Erin Routliffe. He has coached over twenty top 100 ATP and WTA players, won USPTA Tour Coach of the Year three times, and now is the head men's coach at Penn State.Erin has improved imm...
July 24, 2024
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Episode 188
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1:32:34
3 Lessons from Wimbledon: Return Mistakes, Fast Courts, & Maximizing Practice
This episode covers three lessons I learned from watching the men's doubles final at Wimbledon as well as a private lesson that made me sad...Return team lesson - If you're having trouble breaking serve, you might be making ...
July 17, 2024
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Episode 187
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18:28
James Cerretani Interview: Gratitude, Growth Mindset, & Love for Doubles
James Cerretani is a former ATP doubles player with a career-high ranking of #45 in the world. He won four ATP doubles titles, made the Wimbledon quarterfinals twice, and played college tennis at Brown where he is in their Hall of Fame....
July 10, 2024
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Episode 186
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1:05:08
Storm Hunter Interview: Recovery, Lefty Strategy, & Aussie Wildlife
Storm Hunter is one of the best doubles players on the WTA tour over the last several seasons. She's a Wimbledon finalist (2023), world #1, and US Open mixed doubles champion (2022).Unfortunately, the 2024 season was cut short for Storm...
July 03, 2024
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Episode 185
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1:10:47
Marcelo Arevalo Interview: The Highs & Lows of Winning a Major
Marcelo Arevalo is a top 10 doubles player on the ATP Tour who recently won Roland Garros for the second time in three years. In this episode, he shares his experience winning the French Open again.One of the things that makes tennis ...
June 26, 2024
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Episode 184
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26:13
Paul McNamee Interview: Hsieh Su-wei Stories, Team Roles, Strengths & Weaknesses, & Doubles Strategy
Paul McNamee is one of the best doubles players AND doubles coaches of all time. He has four men's doubles major titles, plus a Wimbledon mixed title. Today, he's best known for being the mastermind coach behind one of the best and most enterta...
June 18, 2024
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Episode 183
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55:22
Angela Kulikov Interview: On Net Skills, Dealing with Injury, & Doubles Strategy
Angela Kulikov is a WTA doubles player with a career-high ranking of 57 in the world. She played college tennis at USC where she was the #1 doubles player in the country. She joins me from California as she rehabs an ankle injury.We dis...
June 11, 2024
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Episode 182
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1:10:47
Greg Moran Interview: The Truth About Tennis
Greg Moran has coached tennis for over 45 years and specializes in the recreational player. He's a member of the Wilson Advisory Staff, the Cardio Tennis National Speaker's Team, and the USTA's Coach Developer program. He's also written several...
May 30, 2024
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Episode 181
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1:03:48
5 Things You Can Learn Watching Pro Doubles
Watching pro doubles can 100% help you improve your own game, regardless of your skill level. Here are 5 things to look for when watching ATP or WTA doubles live or on TV.In between the points.Formations and variety.
May 22, 2024
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Episode 180
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18:59
Where Your Eyes Should be at the Net
Over the past six months, I've closely studied net players at every level of tennis. One of the most difficult concepts to teach is where the your eyes should be at the net.This episode covers where to focus your eyes and what to look f...
May 15, 2024
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Episode 179
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15:08
Murphy Jensen Interview: Knocking on Death's Door
Murphy Jensen is the 1993 French Open doubles champion, tennis coach, cardiac arrest survivor, mental health advocate, keynote speaker, co-founder of WEconnect, TV host, and the most impactful guest...
May 07, 2024
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Episode 178
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25:56
3 Mindset Lessons from My New Masterclass
Three lessons that will improve your mental game on the doubles court. There's obviously a huge difference between pro and club-level doubles players. While we can't emulate their 120 MPH serves, we can absorb their mindset.These three ...
April 30, 2024
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Episode 177
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21:03
How to Support Your Doubles Partner
Doubles is a TEAM sport. You have to not only worry about playing well yourself but also need to know how to get the most out of your partner.This episode covers several things you can do to support your doubles partner so they play the...
April 23, 2024
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Episode 176
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17:40
3 New Doubles Lessons: Approach Drill, Attacking Strengths, & Using the Wind
This episode covers three new lessons I've learned recently while coaching a high school team. These players are around the USTA 3.0 to 4.0 level.How to think about attacking the strengths and weaknesses of your opponent.A ...
April 17, 2024
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Episode 175
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29:37
Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos Interview at the Miami Open
Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers are one of the most accomplished doubles pairings of the last five years on the ATP Tour. I spoke with them in Miami after their second-round win.We discussed their 7-5 6-3 win which Horacio said w...
April 15, 2024
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Episode 174
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8:10
Rajeev Ram & Joe Salisbury Interview from the Miami Open
Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram are 3-time reigning US Open Champions. I spoke with them in Miami after their second round 7-5 7-6 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas and Thanassi Kokkinakis.Adam Ross from ...
April 11, 2024
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Episode 173
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18:02
Elise Mertens Interview from the Miami Open
Elise Mertens is the 2nd ranked doubles player on the WTA tour. She has four major titles including the 2024 Australian Open.I spoke with Elise in Miami after her 1st round victory. We talk about that match, practicing for singles vs do...
April 10, 2024
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Episode 172
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8:56