At the Cincinnati Open, I spoke with the current #1 doubles team on the ATP tour.

Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash's win streak ended at 22 in Cincinnati. We discuss their dominant run on the ATP doubles tour and the mental approach that has led to their success. The pair shares insights into their tiebreaker tactics, physical and mental challenges during their streak, and the fundamentals of what makes a successful doubles partnership.

• Strategies for tiebreakers, including energy management and focusing on team identity
• Why mental fatigue is the biggest challenge for Lloyd during their run
• Working with coaches Barry Fulcher and Luke Hammond on mentality and controllable factors
• Keys to successful doubles partnerships: positioning, communication, and emotional support
• Different approaches when facing singles players versus doubles specialists
• Building confidence from success
• The importance of promoting doubles through media and tournament opportunities

Keep watching as Lloyd and Julian at this year's US Open, where they look to capture a 2nd straight major title.

Learn more about Lloyd & follow:

• ATP Profile
• Wikipedia
• Instagram

Learn more about Julian & follow:

• ATP Profile
• Wikipedia
• Instagram
• Twitter/X
• Previous episode with Julian (July 2025)

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I spoke with ATP & WTA Coach, Dan Kiernan, in Cincinnati about life as a professional coach, doubles drills, practice sets, and more. This episode will help you rethink how you practice.

Dan works with multiple players on different teams, not uncommon for doubles coaches, so you'll get insights into what his day-to-day responsibilities look like.

• Dan's daily schedule can involve up to 7-8 hours of court time, plus meetings, court bookings, academy management (Soto Tennis Academy), podcasts, and more
• How practice courts are reserved at tournaments
• Practice drills focus on offensive and defensive positioning rather than neutral play
• The "overhead drill" helps players master both offensive overheads and defensive lobs
• The amount of practice time dedicated to serving and returning will be jaw-dropping for club players to hear
• Practice sets serve different purposes depending on team needs and tournament context

I love the topic of game development and practicing with a purpose, and I'm always learning from coaches like Dan. Dabrowski and Routliffe are in the semifinals in Cincinnati, which you can watch on Tennis Channel Plus.

Previous Episodes with Dan Kiernan:

• Dan Kiernan Interview: GROWTH, Coaching ATP Doubles, Aggressive vs Consistent Returns, & an Illegal Volley Drill - April 5, 2023
• Coach Dan Kiernan Interview at the WTA Finals - November 5, 2023
• Coach Dan Kiernan Shares Stories from the WTA Finals, 2nd Set Adjustments, Positive Mindset, & More - November 20, 2024
• Doubles Special: Problems, Solutions, & the Future of the Pro Doubles Tour with Dan Kiernan - March 27, 2025

Learn more about Dan & follow:

• Dan's Podcast - Control the Controllables | Twitter | Instagram
• Soto Tennis Academy | Twitter

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Former Top 70 WTA doubles player Catherine Harrison returns to the show to share her journey recovering from multiple injuries over the past few seasons. We discuss her recent decision to focus exclusively on doubles moving forward.

Catherine came to Fort Worth, Texas, last week, where we spent two days of intensive on-court doubles training. We discussed the key takeaways from the training and more.

• Simple tactical improvements from two days of training.
• Doubles drills that she found helpful.
• Why spreading the service box is generally more effective than body serves.
• Her extensive warm-up routine takes a ground-up approach to injury prevention.
• Importance of proper training blocks between tournaments when recovering from injury.
• Setting both process-oriented and outcome-oriented goals for comeback.
• Dream women's and mixed doubles partners.
• Her mixed feelings about the new US Open mixed doubles format.

Follow Catherine's comeback journey as she aims to return to the Grand Slam level by next year's US Open.

Learn more about Catherine & follow:

• WTA Profile
• Wikipedia
• Instagram
• Previous episode with Catherine (February 2023)

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