December last year I did a podcast episode with Mr. Mike and Dr. Helen on their We Said, They Said podcast.
We talked a little about my background in tennis, my research interests, and my 2024 slam predictions (which is a near pointless exercise this far out). Helen and Mike are huge tennis fans, and it was a pleasure to do my first ever podcast with them.
I’ll be looking to do my own guest episodes in 2024, but I’ll be asking the questions; I ramble too much.
Hope you enjoy. HC.
Would love to read a piece or series on how junior development shapes how the pros play now, for better or worse. For example, I'm fascinated by Jack Draper's somewhat reluctance to play big (he's improving) because he was quite physically small for a while and had to grind as a junior. DeMinaur, too, undersized chose to play a flatter on-the-rise game to compensate.