Control the Controllables

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Meet our panellists:
Denmark's Davis Cup Captain and 2012 Wimbledon Doubles Champion, Freddie Nielsen - currently coaching August Holmgren, who is in the final round of qualifying as we record.
GB Coach Calvin Betton who is currently working with Henry Patten & Harri Heliövaara.
Top S&C Coach Kieron Vorster who has worked with Liam Broady, Dan Evans, Tim Henman and Wayne Ferreira.
Sports broadcaster and former CNN anchor Candy Reid, Tennessee Vols alumna and one of the great voices of tennis.

The ATP is proposing to reshape men's doubles from 2028. Halved draws. Halved prize money. Doubles specialists effectively pushed out of the sport. In this episode, Dan takes on the proposals in a full debate segment, then reviews the fortnight at Wimbledon 2026 that has just wrapped up. Recorded after the Wimbledon Live series ended.

THE MAIN DEBATE: Should the ATP be allowed to kill men's doubles?
The 2028 proposal in detail: doubles draws halved at Masters 1000s, prize money split shifted from 80-20 to 90-10 in favour of singles, Challenger Tour entry handed to singles players ahead of doubles specialists.

Our panelist discuss these proposals in depth.
In the Wimbledon 2026 Review:
Sinner defends his title, 5th career Grand Slam, only 10th man in the Open Era to defend Wimbledon
Linda Nosková becomes the youngest women's champion since Kvitova in 2011, in the first all-Czech final in the Open Era
Arthur Fery's historic wildcard SF run, the deepest British men's Wimbledon run since Cameron Norrie in 2022
Djokovic equals Federer's all-time record of 105 Wimbledon match wins
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid win their 7th Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles title
The 3 Czech Wimbledon women's champions in the last four years: Vondrousova (2023), Krejcikova (2024), and now Nosková (2026)
The women's draw wide open: 10 different champions in 10 years, the longest streak in Wimbledon history

Timestamps
05:21 -Inside Sinner's fifth Slam: why he wins even when he's not at his best, and Vozzi breaks down his movement
09:06 - Arthur Fery's fairytale run: turning heroic losses into gritty wins, and what his future really looks like
16:36 - A new Alexander Zverev? How Roland Garros changed him, and dissecting that stunning first set of the final
22:14 - Djokovic at 39: the chase for 25, why his body can't do back-to-back matches anymore, and the Sinner semi
27:53 - Nosková's astonishing comeback from 6-2, 5-2 down, plus the truth about her "friendship" with Muchová
36:20 - The Doubles Debate Begins

About Control the Controllables
Hosted by Dan Kiernan, Director of SotoTennis Academy and coach to top ATP and WTA doubles players. Control the Controllables was voted x3 Best Tennis Podcast.

Day 11 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.
Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.
In this episode:
Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): the first-ever all-Czech Wimbledon women's singles final in the Open Era is set
Karolína Muchova beats Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(12-10) after saving a match point at 9-8 in the tiebreak, in 2h35m in 33 degree heat on Centre Court
Linda Noskova beats Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final
The 10th different women's Wimbledon champion in 10 years is already guaranteed, the longest run in the tournament's history
The men's doubles final is set: Heliovaara and Patten [1] vs Arévalo and Pavić [6], a repeat of last month's Queen's final
TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Linda Noskova
Mixed doubles winners Marcelo Arevalo and Jelena Ostapenko
Gordon Reid joins the show, 7-time Wimbledon champion (1 singles, 6 doubles) and 30-time Grand Slam winner across singles and doubles in wheelchair tennis
Gordon on winning the inaugural Wimbledon men's wheelchair singles title in 2016
Gordon on preparing for that inaugural final the day after playing two matches, and the calm of relying on his usual routines
The Wimbledon Quickfire with Gordon Reid

Dear Dan: how Dan's team Dabrowski and Stefani are feeling going into their Court 1 semi-final
Tomorrow on the show: Day 12 delivers the men's singles semi-finals: Djokovic vs Sinner and Arthur Fery vs Alexander Zverev, plus Gaby Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in their women's doubles semi-final on Court 1 at 1pm.
About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live
Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.
Send your Dear Dan questions via Instagram @ctc.podcast or email info@sototennis.com.
Brought to you by Novellus.
Major Moments segment brought to you by SotoTennis Academy. Visit sototennis.com.
Player of the Day brought to you by TennisAthlete, age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete.

Day 10 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.
Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.
In this episode:
Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): Arthur Fery makes British tennis history and the semi-final line-up is confirmed
Fery beats Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6, 6-0 on Centre Court, only the 5th British man to reach a Wimbledon SF in the Open Era and only the second wildcard since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.
Alexander Zverev's straight-set dismantling of Taylor Fritz, and whether the French Open champion has now truly clicked into the next gear
First-time Wimbledon semi-finalists Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova into the women's SFs, both under 25 and both playing career-best tennis
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool's title defence ends 6-2, 7-6 to Arévalo and Pavić, with Cash broken twice on serve
A very personal Dan moment: Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani, the team Dan is coaching, into the women's doubles semi-finals with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win
TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Arthur Fery, the third time this fortnight, for the physical resilience of putting together the deepest British men's Wimbledon run in years
Lee Childs joins the show on his 2003 Wimbledon run and playing 17-year-old Rafael Nadal in the second round on Court 13
The Wimbledon Quickfire with Lee Childs
Dear Dan: how much time coaches actually spend watching other players' matches during a Slam, and how to strike the balance between focus and enjoyment in a Grand Slam quarter-final

Tomorrow on the show: Day 11 delivers Fery vs Zverev in the semi-finals, plus Djokovic vs Sinner on Centre Court, plus the doubles semi-finals across the men's, women's and mixed draws.
About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live
Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.
Send your Dear Dan questions via Instagram @ctc.podcast or email info@sototennis.com.
Brought to you by Novellus.
Major Moments segment brought to you by SotoTennis Academy. Visit sototennis.com.
Player of the Day brought to you by TennisAthlete, age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete.

Day 9 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.
Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.
In this episode:
Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy)
Sinner into his 10th Grand Slam semi-final at 24, one of only 5 players since 2000 to reach 10 men's singles semis at the majors before turning 25 alongside Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Alcaraz
Sinner beats Struff to extend his Wimbledon winning streak to 12 and reach the semi-finals of his title defence
Coco Gauff into her first Wimbledon semi-final with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Jessica Pegula, who was playing her first ever Centre Court match
Karolina Muchova through past Naomi Osaka, setting up a Gauff vs Muchova semi-final and a chance for Gauff to extend her 6-1 head-to-head record
TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Coco Gauff
Patten and Heliovaara win their third consecutive 7-6 in the third
Ken Skupski joins the show on coaching his younger brother Neal to the 2023 Wimbledon men's doubles title
Ken on the emotional control it takes to sit in the box and be the calm face his brother needed on the biggest day of his career
The Wimbledon Quickfire with Ken Skupski
Dear Dan: the process of a coach and pro player starting to work together, and what a dream recovery day at a Grand Slam actually looks like

Tomorrow on the show: Day 10 delivers the men's semi-finals, plus Dabrowski and Stefani in their women's doubles quarter-final on Court 2.
About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live
Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.
Send your Dear Dan questions via Instagram @ctc.podcast or email info@sototennis.com.
Brought to you by Novellus.
Major Moments segment brought to you by SotoTennis Academy. Visit sototennis.com.
Player of the Day brought to you by TennisAthlete, age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete.

Day 8 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.
Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.
In this episode:
Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): Arthur Fery does it again, from two sets to one and a break down to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals
Taylor Fritz cruises past Alexander Bublik
The women's draw guaranteed to produce the 10th different champion in 10 years,
Paolini won through 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 over Alexandra Eala
TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Arthur Fery
A big day in the men's doubles: Cash and Glasspool through in three, Arévalo and Pavić beat Rojer and Winegar, Krajicek and Middelkoop through the QFs, Skupski and Harrison out to the alternates
Martin Lee joins the show, the 1995 Wimbledon boys' doubles champion with James Trotman, on the day that made front-page news ahead of Sampras beating Becker in the men's final
Martin on Boris Becker's speech that night, when he said out loud he didn't know what was going on on Court One but it sounded "a lot more exciting than this court"
The Wimbledon Quickfire with Martin Lee
Dear Dan: Mertens' upset of Rybakina and whether she's the real threat now, and how the men's doubles game has evolved since Dan's playing days

Tomorrow on the show: Day 9 brings the first men's quarter-finals of the fortnight, plus the Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani women's doubles action Dan is coaching on Court 12 at 1 pm 7th July so make sure to tune in to watch!
About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live
Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.
Send your Dear Dan questions via Instagram @ctc.podcast or email info@sototennis.com.
Brought to you by Novellus.
Major Moments segment brought to you by SotoTennis Academy. Visit sototennis.com.
Player of the Day brought to you by TennisAthlete, age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete.