Spain has dominated tennis for more than 2 decades, but is their reign finally coming to an end?

The country has seen a drop in the number of top 100 players in both the mens and women´s game.

In today´s episode we speak to US Coach Chris Lewit who has spent the past 20 years studying Spanish tennis to discuss why this is. We look at the current state and future of tennis in Spain, the impact of more international players training in the country, and why he thinks modernising training methodologies is needed to keep Spain dominant on the world stage.

Topics we look into include:

• Generational shifts in attitudes towards tennis.
• Has training more international players rather than native Spaniards had an affect?
• The serve is often neglected in traditional Spanish training.
• Does this generation of players have the willingness to suffer and sacrifice like Nadal did?
• Does Carlos Alcaraz represent a new generation of Spanish players with a different style?
• The future of Spanish tennis depends on evolving methodologies and focusing on grassroots development.

Links Mentioned in this episode:-

• Check out Chris Lewit´s book: The Secrets of Spanish Tennis
• Support Dan´s 15K Your Way Challenge to raise money for Alzheimer´s Society UK
• Follow Control the Controllables on Instagram to keep up with all the latest on the show!
• Find out more about SotoTennis Academy in Spain!

As the 2025 French Open gets underway today, we´ve brought our Grand Slam panellists together to discuss everything we can expect from the next two weeks at Roland Garros.

Can Alcaraz become the new King of Clay after Nadal´s retirement? Will Iga Swiatek win her 4th title in a row in Paris? With so many American men in the draw, will we see our first US Men´s Champion since Agassi in 1999?

Our panellists join Dan to chat through these questions, their picks for the title and dark horses to watch out for, plus much more in today´s episode.

Our Preview panel includes:-

• Denmark´s Davis Cup Captain and 2012 Wimbledon Mens Doubles Champion Freddie Nielsen.
• Sports broadcaster and former CNN anchor Candy Reid
• GB Coach Calvin Betton who is currently working with Henry Patten.
• Top tennis strength and conditioning coach and CTC legend Kieron Vorster

We want to hear who you think will be this year's French Open champions! Tag @ctc.podcast on Instagram or Twitter or drop us an email to let us know who you´re backing!

In today´s episode we speak to Ethan Quinn, a young up and coming American player who´s edging closer to breaking into the top 100 in the world.

The 21-year-old from California is a former number 1 US junior, and in 2023 won the NCAA men´s singles title in his Freshman year at the University of Georgia. He decided to go pro that summer.

Ethan shares how he´s navigating the challenges of the professional circuit, how fellow American Tommy Paul has helped him and what it´s like playing against some of the biggest stars in tennis, Carloz Alcaraz & Fonseka!

This is a great listen for young players!

Episode Highlights:-

🎾 Ethan talks about the importance of mental resilience in tennis.

🎾 He discusses why he thinks American players struggle on clay.

🎾 The importance of role models in his life including his coaches and players like Tommy Paul.

🎾 Ethan discusses the challenges he faced early in his career and why he believes in controlling the controllables!

🎾 He stresses the importance of being coachable and learning from experiences.

Links Mentioned in this Episode:-

• Follow Ethan Quinn on Instagram
• Follow Control the Controllables on Instagram to keep up with all the latest on the show!

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