The Functional Tennis Podcast

Ryan Peniston left his family at just 13 years old to move to France and pursue his dream of becoming a professional tennis player. After five years there, he moved to the United States to play college tennis at the University of Memphis spending nine formative years away from home.

In this episode, Ryan reflects on the sacrifices involved and whether he would make the ...

College tennis has never been stronger on court… but behind the scenes, major changes are happening.

In this episode, I’m joined by ITA CEO Dave Mullins to break down what’s really going on in US college tennis right now.

We discuss NIL deals, players getting paid, why some universities are cutting tennis programmes, and whether the current system is sustainable l...

While at the Italian Open in Rome with ASICS, I got the chance to sit down with Luciano Darderi for this mini episode of the Functional Tennis Podcast.

Luciano talks about growing up between Argentina and Italy, being coached by his dad, and why his family sacrificed so much to help him pursue professional tennis. He also shares what changed as he climbed the rankings, ...

In this short episode from the Italian Open in Rome, I sit down with Mattia Bellucci for a quick chat about his journey from an average junior career to breaking into the ATP Top 100.

Mattia talks about growing up in Italy, being coached by his dad, why he decided to stop focusing on juniors and jump into Futures events early, and what changed once he started competing ...

This week on the Functional Tennis Podcast, Fabio chats with Jonas Eriksson, better known as Tennis Nerd, the go-to voice in the tennis world for rackets.

With the Functional Tennis Racket of the Year c...