What you talking about Willis?

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What You Talkin' About, Willis? is your all-access pass to the pro tennis circuit. Join top ATP pro Marcus Willis and his mate Dave as they pull back the curtain on life on the tour—from the heights of Grand Slams to the gritty reality of the Challenger circuit.

Featuring candid chats with world-class guests and unfiltered takes on the game, this isn't just another sports pod; it’s the conversation you’d hear in the locker room. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a weekend warrior, Marcus and Dave serve up the sports world like no one else.

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93 episodes
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Feb 10, 2021 · 30 min
Competitions in the UK are a changin' interview with Keith Carder Head of Comps at The LTA
What you talking about Willis a Tennis podcast looking at the stories and people working in Tennis around the world. We talk about the physical, mental, tactical and technical sides of the best sport in the world. Your hosts are Dave Earl a coach of...
Dec 24, 2020 · 31 min
Junior grandslam champion turns into a complete banker with Ollie Golding
Ollie Golding was a junior world number 2 and US Open champion but after reaching an ATP ranking of 327 he gave it all up and now works in banking. Ollie joins Marcus and Dave to talk about his story, what we can learn from the junior to senior...
Dec 21, 2020 · 32 min
University Tennis the how, who, where and why all players should consider it with Sarah Borwell
Sarah Borwell is former GB Doubles number one and now runs Tennis Smart recruiting young players to American college Tennis. In this episode Sarah tells Marcus and Dave why the best of the best have to consider US College above a professional career...
Dec 16, 2020 · 41 min
Is that a candy bar or is that Mike Cation? Stateside commentary legend joins Marcus and Dave
Mike Cation is THE commentator whose voice you hear at the start of the podcast "is that a candy bar and an R C Cola"....Marcus and Dave cover a wide range of topics with Mike such as how to boost interest in watching Tennis, the quality of US Tennis,...
Dec 11, 2020 · 34 min
British competition needs to change so it's time for some Progress with Barry Fulcher
Barry Fulcher was 680 ATP and like most players of his level he struggled to make a living and could see flaws in the British competition system. Barry set about creating a Tennis tour that worked for aspiring players, club players and professionals...
Dec 4, 2020 · 32 min
The Art of Winning Tennis matches with Dan Travis
Dan Travis from The Art of Winning looks at the stats behind matches and we talk about every level from what makes Federer the biggest pusher out there right through to how you can beat the club level hacker! Dan is on Twitter so give him a follow...
Dec 1, 2020 · 30 min
Willis creates a Frankenstein opponent out of the best he's ever faced
In todays pod we go back over the career of Marcus Willis and create an opponent that could keep him up at night! We're Dr Frankenstein and we're making the monster! Get in touch with the pod via email tennis@boomcoaching.co.uk and follow us on...
Nov 27, 2020 · 33 min
Let's fix junior tennis in the UK with Matt Smith
Marcus Willis and Dave Earl are joined by one of the UK's best coaches Matt Smith. Matt had a prestigious playing career that was cut short by injury but he's stayed on court becoming one of the best performance coaches working today. We cover junior...
Nov 24, 2020 · 21 min
The reality of The ITF Futures Tennis tour
Marcus Willis and Dave Earl are today talking about the reality of life on The International Tennis Federation Futures Tour. The money is bad, players all make a loss, practice courts aren't available and even the Tennis balls aren't up to it. Here's...
Nov 20, 2020 · 34 min
Have we been coached the right way?
Marcus and Dave look into the way we learn Tennis and whether coaches could have done things differently. Marcus reflects on his junior days as well as what he does today while Dave who is a full time coach reflects on the learning process and...
Nov 15, 2020 · 22 min
Bouncing back from defeat with a side order of Crisps, Bread and Chocolate
Marcus looks back at his tight loss in the doubles and talks through how painful it is to lose 10-8 in the tie break. He also talks about how long he can hold onto regret after not winning and he still isn't over the first set against Federer! It's...
Nov 9, 2020 · 18 min
Life back on tour!
Marcus is back on tour as the UK enter another month of lockdown. Destination is Greece where he's competing in doubles alongside British player Billy Harris. It's not all about the tour because we delve into working with different doubles partners,...
Apr 15, 2020 · 21 min
Ep 1: The Pilot
This is the pilot recorded over the phone during the coronavirus pandemic so please excuse the quality! Mics have been ordered. In this W.Y.T.B.W we look at the pay for a low level world ranked Tennis player, Marcus re invents Tennis and becomes...