In this week's episode I share my backstory with Jessica Pegula, and 4 lessons I learned from watching her win the WTA Charleston 500 event.

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Jeff Greenwald comes back on the podcast to discuss how you can mange your energy state to win more tennis matches.

We talk:

1:02 What is state management?

6:35 Mid-level arousal

12:37 Do people need to calm down or get more amped up?

18:07 Breathing in competition

26:30 Feeling comfortable competing

33:12 Internal awareness

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Michael Kosta joins us for the 83rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Michael is currently one of the hosts of The Daily Show and in today's episode we discuss his collegiate tennis career, how he got into comedy, and his best advice for the 4.0 player.

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We talk:

2:32 Playing for Craig Tiley

6:05 Handling losing on the pro tour

14:03 What makes a great comedian

15:45 Funny stories from college coaching

20:55 What separates guys who make it on the tour vs. guys who don't

22:10 Climbing futures ladder vs. climbing the comedy ladder

25:30 What he's ranked in comedy

26:45 Best advice for the 4.0 player

On today's episode we have Swupnil Sahai, the CEO of SwingVision. I've been using the app for years, and if you'd like to get a free swing stick with your free trial subscription, click here

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We talk:

1:06 How SwingVision works

5:03 Reducing friction in setting up SwingVision

6:53 What features he enjoys the most

13:18 AI coach

17:00 Line calling

Ian Westerman from Essential Tennis joins the podcast. Ian's YouTube channel has over 300,000 subscribers, he has one of the top tennis podcasts, and has helped millions of players with his online content.

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We talk:

1:00 Why players go see Ian

2:30 Why players get stuck at the same level

11:49 Deeply ingrained habits

16:15 Working towards actual improvement

24:38 Ian's tennis passion

32:15 Best advice for the 4.0 player

3-time US Open Champion, 2-time Olympic Silver Medalist and former ATP World #1 Rajeev Ram joins the podcast. Click here to watch on YouTube...

https://youtu.be/x9jIYxuPE6Y?si=_M98dgOW9d5dVkCe

We talk:

1:07 Offseason growth

4:53 Making practices more competitive

7:09 Adjusting to a new partner

10:07 Handling a lefty serve

15:59 One-handed return of serve

21:54 First volley footwork

27:32 Losing the right way

31:21 Getting your body ready for competition

35:49 Best advice for the 4.0 player

Jessica Pegula joins us for the 79th episode of Baseline Intelligence. If you want to watch her interview on YouTube, click the link below...

https://youtu.be/AxrDZnaVuXY?si=vixdalQ9_P9jHR7e

We talk:

1:10 Her current health situation

3:11 Load management

5:59 Her mindset entering a tiebreaker

11:38 Playing mental games to feel better about the current situation

15:34 Risk vs. reward

17:45 What she's learned from Mark Merklein

21:30 What she's learned from Mark Knowles

24:28 What she learned from the US Open

26:23 What she does when her serve goes off in a match

31:30 Tinkering with her equipment