ATP Tennis Radio Podcast

One of the most influential coaches in tennis sits down with Jill Craybas at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin to talk about what it's been like joining Holger Rune's team and his hopes for the youngsters future.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON A NITTO ATP FINALS TITLE THAT’S BEEN WORTH THE WAIT - ‘I definitely felt nerves, but I felt grateful to be able to serve the match out. Seven years, it’s been a long time but at the same time, the fact I waited seven years makes this victory even bigger and even sweeter. CASPER RUUD ON HIS MENTALITY - ‘I think out of twenty-four hours that we have everyday I think that...

At the NextGen ATP Finals in Milan, Jill Craybas sits down with Mosé Navarra from the Italian Tennis Federation to discover how the country is producing so many top players.

Coach to Brandon Nakashima and also working with the Italian Tennis Federation, Eduardo Infantino speaks to Jill Craybas about working with the young player and his coaching philosophy in general.

Jiri Lehecka's coach Michal Navrátil speaks to Jill Craybas about what it's like to coach the young star as well as discussing his own coaching philosophy.

RAFAEL NADAL ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR - ‘Overall it has been an amazing year, achieving important tournaments, being in a privileged position of the ranking, I have been a father a few weeks ago, so overall an amazing year, but at the same time it has been a tough year with a lot of issues with the body, but overall, I take it’. NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON PLAYING THE NITTO ATP FINALS AS A LOWER SEED...

BRANDON NAKASHIMA ON WINNING THE NEXTGEN ATP FINALS - ‘I’m super-happy right now, it was a great feeling all week, it feels amazing, being an American, being able to play here in Milan it’s the best feeling in the world and I’m happy to be able to take it back to the US’. EDUARDO INFANTINO ON COACHING BRANDON NAKASHIMA - ‘We’re going step-by-step at this moment and he will start to be re...

Jill Craybas sits down with the coach of Felix Auger-Aliassime to find out what's made it possible for the young Canadian to go on an unbelievable winning streak.

French star Jeremy Chardy speaks to Jill Craybas about returing to the game after a long time out with injury and what he's learnt coaching fellow countryman, Ugo Humbert.

HOLGER RUNE ON WINNING THE ROLEX PARIS MASTERS AND BECOMING AN ALTERNATE FOR THE NITTO ATP FINALS  - ‘I’m feeling lovely to be honest, it’s the possible best feeling to be one out of Turin and if you told me this four weeks ago that I would be top ten and one alternate for the Masters Finals I’d be like, ‘what sorry?’ but now I’m there and I’m super proud and hopefully I’ll get...

Jill Craybas sits down with former French player Sébastien Grosjean in Paris to talk about his career, tennis in France and how the modern game differs to when he played.

Former professional Cédric Pioline speaks to Seb Lauzier about his role as Tournament Director of the Rolex Paris Masters and the future of tennis in France.

FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME & DANIIL MEDVEDEV REFLECT ON THEIR TITLES IN BASEL AND VIENNA FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME ON STAYING FOCUSSED - ‘I am keeping an eye on the race and this is of course a big motivation to keep trying until the end, but at the end, once you’re on the court I don’t really think about anything apart from the match happening. I think that’s what’s been helping me to, whene...

Chris Bowers speaks to young British player Jack Draper about qualifying for the end of season Under 21 event, his season as a whole and the developments he's made.

CARLOS ALCARAZ ON HIS REMAINING GOALS FOR THE SEASON - ‘I think I said at the beginning of the year that my goal was to end between the first fifteen players, but I never felt I was going to be number one this soon. I feel the same guy, the same player, for me nothing changed but I want to end the year as number one, I have some good tournaments ahead and I want to do the best of myself in those t...

Dipping into the ATP Podcast archives, Richard Connelly sat down with former Austrian player Jurgen Melzer to look back over a career which involved singles and doubles at the very highest level.

ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH FOKINA ON WHY HE HAS A TATTOO OF A TSUNAMI  - ‘My mentality it like wherever I go I have to erase it, but my coach says I’m more like a volcano because he knows I have a lot of energy inside of me and I don’t know how to control that energy, but now I’m learning to focus on just one point and that’s it’. WOLFGANG OSWALD ON DEVELOPING TAYLOR FRITZ’S PHYSIQUE - ‘H...

Swiss player Alexander Ritschard speaks to Chris Bowers about his hopes and ambitions and how his career was nearly halted before it even got going.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC ON HIS DESIRE TO KEEP WINNING - ‘My intention was always to reach the highest heights in our sport and I’m just grateful and blessed to play this well at this stage of my life. 35 is not the same as 25 but I think the experience in these matches and big occasions helps to approach mentally these kind of matches and I’m super-pumped to end the season as well as I have these past...

Aleaxander Bublik speaks to Ursin Caderas about playing in his adopted country of Kazakhstan and the rules of the game that he'd like to change

FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME ON HIS HOPES OF QUALIFYING FOR TURIN - ‘For the last two years it’s been a clear goal that I want to be in Turin. Last year I was close and this year I have real chances, I’m in the race right now but a lot of things can happen. I don’t think about it day-to-day, but once we get to the last tournaments of the year, it’s always the talk of the week as the last players are...

Roger Federer's long-time coach, Severin Lüthi joins Chris Bowers to talk through some of the major milestones in the career of the great Swiss.

This week's programme comes from the Laver Cup as presenter Chris Bowers is joined by Howard Fendrich of the Associated Press to look back over the past three days of action and on the career of Roger Federer as he bows out of the competitive game. Headlines are... JOHN MCENROE ON LEADING TEAM WORLD TO VICTORY AT THE LAVER CUP - ‘Rod Lever was my idol and Roger Federer put this together, so i...

New York Times Tennis Correspondent and author of the international bestseller on Roger Federer, 'The Master', Chris Clarey speaks to fellow Federer biographer, Chris Bowers, about the legacy of the great Swiss.

Our tribute to the career of Roger Federer, presented by Federer biographer Chris Bowers and with contributions from New York Times Tennis Correspondent, Chris Clarey, Roger Federer's mother, Lynette, Tournament Director Richard Krajicek, and current players Stefanos Tsitsipas, Nicholas Godsick, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Coco Gauff. CHRIS CLAREY ON ROGER FEDERER’S LEGACY - ‘Either through goo...