Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach

Haresh Ramchandani and Mitch Michals join RG Live host Candy Reid to talk about the remaining round of 16 matches at Roland Garros. There were two huge upsets - one on the men's side as Alexander (don't call him Sascha) Bublik, beat Jack Draper and one on the women's as WC Lois Boisson got the better of Jessica Pegula. The trio break all the results down and look ahead to the quarter-finals. Enjoy and thanks for watching RG Live on DOAPTC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Gellard and Olga Savchuk join host Candy Reid on RG Live this Sunday to talk about what happened on Day 8 of the Clay Court Major. Savchuk has coached Elina Svitolina and explains the 30-yo's incredible hunger for success and busy schedule with her work in Ukraine. The discussion includes why the US players are all doing so well on the women's and men's side; Iga's 24-match winning streak at RG and who they think will win the singles titles. Thanks for watching and listening! The podcast can be seen on YouTube on DOAPTC.Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of DOAPTC, Former top 30 WTA player and current broadcaster, Alex Dulgheru, joins the pod, to talk about her impressive career; the coaches who helped her along the way and what they did; and how she got the better of one opponent from 1-5 down in the third. She also recounts a funny (and very painful) story where she took another player out with an errant ball. It's a great listen from an exceptional storyteller!Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 7 on RG Live features John Williams and Craig Boynton on DOAPTC. John, coach of twice Major doubles champion Taylor Townsend, and Craig, former coach of Hubi Hurkacz, Jim Courier and Mardy Fish (amongst others) chat with Candy Reid in a fascinating 1 hour of match recap and look ahead to Sunday's matches. The trio discuss Joao Fonseca running out of energy against Jack Draper; how an enforced 3-month break will only help Jannik Sinner and why Coco or Maddy Keys might win RG on the women's side. It's a cracking listen with two of the great minds of the tennis tour - so please enjoy - and subscribe and share!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RG Live on DOAPTC looks at Friday's Day 6 results as host Candy Reid is joined by experienced Coach Vlado Platenik and twice Major Champion Vania King. The trio discuss mental health breaks in tennis after Amanda Anisimova continued her return to the top of the game with a straight sets win over Clara Tauson. It's a wide-ranging chat which includes predictions into who will win the singles titles and who will not (and why!)Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 5 of RG consisted of the last match of Richard Gasquet's career - the 38yo Frenchman, who started playing at RG in 2002, was beaten by top seed Jannik Sinner. Mark Gellard and Candy Reid discuss Gasquet's career; how tennis is really hard; how to prepare for retirement; and what brings some players back to the game. The duo also look ahead to a blockbuster Friday, particularly on the WTA side, and Mark clearly states what he thinks of the tournament. Thanks for watching and listening and join the podcast LIVE every night at 9pm French time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RG LIVE day 4 sees host Candy Reid joined by USA player Christina McHale (a former WTA top 40 player and 2012 third round at RG), and GB's Emily Appleton, who has just made her RG debut, The trio discuss the latest results including defeats to Ruud, Tsitsipas and Vekic and wins for Swiatek, Rybakina and Qinwen. The chat includes Coco forgetting her racquets; moments that have included 0,0 defeats and victories (like Azarenka enjoyed in the 1st rd); and who they think will win the title this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coco forgets her racquets; Novak wins in straight sets and Joao Fonseca beats Hurkacz in 3 - an eventful day at Roland Garros - and Candy is joined by the former coach of Maria Sharapova and current coach of Ashlyn Krueger, Mike Joyce, plus top Serbian tennis journalist, Vuk Brajovic, to break it all down and have a few laughs a long the way!RG Live is on YouTube on @DOAPTC every night at 9:05pm French time - please join in the fun! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special guests today are Dan Kiernan, a top doubles coach and LSU Alum, and University of Georgia Head Coach for 36 years, Manny Diaz. Along with host Candy Reid, the trio discuss Emma Navarro's 0,1 defeat, the best chance of victory of the USA players and a whole lot more, including whether Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 Champ, will play RG again after losing in the first round to Jacob Fearnley.RG Live is at 9pm French time, 8p BST and 3pm EST every day for the duration of the tournament. Watch it live on YouTube on DOAPTC and feel free to send in questions and get involved! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's the current Wimbledon and Australian Open Champion - and he also has a fear of flying! Meet GB's Henry Patten, who talks to DOAPTC about his time in US College, how he teamed up with his current doubles partner and why the relationship works so well! Henry also recounts some funny moments, including on the stairs in Monte Carlo and who he'd take on a tennis road trip! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.