The Players' Lounge (Tennis Podcast)

Australian Open: King Carlos Beats The Goat: The Mental Key Lessons of the Final

King Carlos did it! At the end of a final where Novak Djokovic had started at full throttle, it wasCarlos Alcaraz who claimed his 7th (already!) Grand Slam title, becomi

S2 Ep1:"Ice Queen" Rybakina Wins the Australian Open: the 4 Mental Takeaways from the Final

The Players' Lounge podcast is back! For the first episode of Season 2, we break down the Australian Open women’s final, featuring an incredible comeback from Elena

Ep 33 (part 2) Australian Open: The "Fantastic 4" of Djokovic's Mindset: Build the Same Steel Mental Strenght

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆He did it. Exactly one year after being kicked out of Australia for refusing to take the vaccine against Covid-19, Novak Djokovic wins on “his turf”, the Rod La

Ep 33: Australian Open (Part 1): The 5 Reasons Why "Boring" Sabalenka Won Her 1st Slam

🏆What a start of 2023 with a great Australian Open final between Aryna Sabalenka who wins her first Grand Slam title and Elena Rybakina who proves that, 6 months after wi

Ep 32 (part 2): Roger Federer: the "10 Commandments" of His Mental Toughness

Roger Federer retired at the Laver Cup a few weeks ago and it was normal to do an episode dedicated to the Swiss giant. In this second part of this episode (the first par

Ep 32 (part 1): Roger Federer: the "10 Commandments" of His Mental Toughness

It might take us a while to get over Roger Federer’s retirement and Rafa Nadal’s tears after the Swiss Maestro’s last official tennis match. But instead of plunging into

US Open: Alcaraz & Swiatek: how these “sweet killers” mentally dominate their opponents

The last Slam of the year was an instant classic! After a dull summer, Iga Swiatek won her third slam and has once more shown why she is the dominant force of the WTA. B

Ep 30: Wimbledon: the 8 Mental Lessons from Dkojovic, Rybakina, Kyrgios, Jabeur

🏆The third Grand Slam of the year is over and the least we can say is that Wimbledon 2022 was a special one! Novak Djokovic won his 4th consecutive Wimbledon and 21st Gra

Ep 29: Iga Swiatek: How to Handle Pressure and Win When You Are the Favorite

🏆 By winning her second French Open and her 35th match in a row, Iga Swiatek has without a doubt shown that she is the undisputed boss of the WTA. Her “tour de force” is

Ep 28: Ash Barty's "shocking" retirement: The 4 Keys to Keep Players Motivated and Successful in the long term

Last week, WTA number 1 Ash #Barty shocked the world when she announced that she was retiring at 25 only a few weeks after winning her home slam at the Australian Open.

Use Ash Barty's 4 Strengths to Dominate Your Opponents

😎After a flawless performance, Ash Barty clinched her 3rd slam "at home" 🏆. What stood out during the Australian Open was her undisputed dominance over her opponents. 👀👀

Australian Open: The 6 Lessons from the "Nadal-Medvedev" Masterclass

🦘The slam "down under" came to an end and we witnessed Rafa Nadal 🏆clinching his 21st Grand Slam after one of the greatest comebacks in a slam final. It really seemed tha

Ep 25: Zverev: Why Losing the US Open Made Him Win the ATP Finals and the Olympics ?

As we're heading slowly but surely toward the end of the 2021 tennis season (let's not forget about the infamous Davis Cup), one thing we can say is: what a yea

Ep 24: US Open (part 2): Use the Mental Strategies of "Tsar Medvedev" and "Queen Emma" to Win

The "mental breakdown" of Novak Djokovic was heavily discussed these past couple of days, but little or no credit was given to Medvedev's massive performance . A tru

Ep 24: US Open (part 1): Is Pressure Really A Privilege ? Djoko, Osaka and Tsitsipas

The US Open is over and the least we can say is that it was an emotional one! From the MAJOR performance of Emma Raducanu who grabbed the title coming from the qualies to

Ep 23: Interview with Legendary Coach Valorie Kondos Field: How to Coach Champions in Life

Interviewing people whose purpose is to help athletes become the best version of themselves on and off the court is one of the reasons why I started The Players’ Lounge p

Ep 22: How to Win a Grand Slam in 24 Days? Learn Ash Barty's Mindset Techniques to Win

🎾Wimbledon is over and while Djokovic's 20th slam has put the tennis in a frenzy in a potential calendar Grand Slam, I want to focus on Ash Barty's win and why

Ep 21: How to Help your Kid to Make it to Wimbledon ? Webinar with 2 Tennis Experts

As a former professional tennis player on the WTA tour, I am very grateful for the valuable lessons that I have learned and the skills that I have acquired on and off the

Ep 20 (part 2): Is it the end of the "Rafa era" on clay? Tsitsipas' loss: 3 Things to Do After Losing a Match You Were Close to Win

In this second part of this episode dedicated to the lessons we can learn from the 2021 French Open (if you did not have a chance to listen to the first part that focused

Ep 20 part 1: French Open: Krejcikova and the "Outsider Power", Djoko: why his win is NOT a surprise

That’s a wrap Roland Garros! And the least we can say is that the 2021 French Open was a special one! The withdrawals of Naomi Osaka and Roger Federer were definitely a s