Diary of a Professional Tennis Coach

Lapo Becherini

This is a DOAPTC Exclusive with Lapo Becherini - a vital part of the Arthur Fils team. Arthur has just won the biggest title of his career and Lapo joins Candy less than

Joan Bosch

Joan Bosch is one of the most experienced tennis coaches on Tour right now. He helped Carlos Moya for many years and now is in charge of Alex Eala, who has a football-lik

Duarte Vale

Duarte Vale is a Portuguese Coach. He was a top junior player, went to IMG Academy and then to the Uni of Florida. Since graduating, he's played on Tour, been a hitting p

Marcelo Arévalo

Marcelo Arévalo has just won the Queen's Club ATP 500 title with Mate Pavic. In this entertaining chat with DOAPTC's Candy Reid, Marcelo explains how he's put El Salvador

Chris Bint

Chris Bint has been the mastermind behind the rapid rise of Indonesian tennis star Janice Tjen. Janice took the US College route (Oregon and Pepperdine) and quickly moved

Biljana Veselinovic

Biljana Veselinovic has coached many top WTA players and as of 2026, is working with Croatian Donna Vekic, following successful years with Katie Boulter and the Lawn Tenn

Sandra Zaniewska

Marta Kostyuk is the in-form player on the WTA Tour having gone on an 11-match unbeaten streak, which encompasses the Rouen and Madrid titles. Her coach, Sandra Zaniewska

Rick Vleeshouwers

On the latest edition of DOAPTC, Rick Vleeshouwers, who helped Amanda Anisimova to the best year of her career, is our guest. Rick details why they started working togeth

Mike James

Mike James is on DOAPTC for a second time. He's now working for Orreco (Sports Science Intelligence for Elite Teams · Orreco) and explains his role and his relationship w

Simon Briggs

Simon Briggs writes about a variety of sports. As Senior Feature Writer and Tennis Correspondent for The Telegraph, Simon knows the world of tennis inside-out and as a re

Mark Gellard

Magda Linette is having a good 2026. Long-time coach Mark Gellard says his player is in fact, playing the best tennis of her life! Not bad for a now 34-year-old. Mark tel

Michael Joyce

Michael Joyce is arguably one of the best coaches on the WTA Tour. He helped Maria Sharapova win Major titles and reach the number one ranking. He's also coached the like

John Williams

John Williams helped Taylor Townsend to the best spell of her WTA Tour Career - which included the lifting of two major doubles titles. Now he's going it alone (for now)

Lars Christensen

Lars Christensen is in his second stint as Head Coach of Denmark's Holger Rune. Lars went from Circus Performing to being a top tennis coach in his native Denmark. Christ

The Future of Tennis - Science Edition!

On this edition of DOAPTC, we're moving into the science field to discover what's next in professional tennis. Orreco have teamed up with Data Driven Sports Analytics to

David Roditi

Why did Cameron Norrie go to Texas Christian University and how did they get him a full scholarship? What personality traits did Norrie have which took him to an ATP top

Fred Fontang

SEASON 4 of DOAPTC begins with a banger! Felix Auger Aliassime had a stellar 2025 and his long-term coach Fred Fontang details what went so right and what's in store for

Tom Gutteridge Part 2

Iva Jovic has just won her first WTA Tour title at the age of 17. The USA player is now ranked at 35 in the world after winning the Guadalajara Open Akron at 500 level. H

Mark 'Sharky' Draper

Mark 'Sharky' Draper is the latest coach on DOAPTC. Draper is the coach of Rinky Hijikata and Adam Walton and tells us all about his association with the Aussies; how he

Sally Appleton

Sally Appleton is the mother of Emily Appleton who plays on both the WTA and ITF circuit. Emily has career-high ranking of world No. 348 in singles and No. 78 in double