#99: Peter Lundgren – The good, bad & ugly part of being a traveling Tennis Coach

Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Peter Lundgren. Peter might be best known for coaching 3 world number ones in Marcello Rios, Roger Federer and Marat Safin, but he was a great player himself with a ranking high of #25 ATP and 3 ATP titles to his name. Besides the previously mentioned players Peter has had coaching stints with the likes of Marcos Baghdatis, Francesca Schiavone, Grigor Dimitrov and Stanislas Wawrinka. You’ll get to know: How it is being a traveling tennis coach and a father The differences between Federer and Safin Why balls are good for spectators, but bad for players Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 Dealing with different tennis players 03:00 The difference between Federer and Safin 05:30 Dealing with being a traveling tennis coach and a father 07:30 Deciding on the size of your entourage as a player 09:30 Dealing with tennis parents 11:00 Peter’s lessons from coaching in Houston for 10 years 13:30 The Francesca Schiavone story 16:40 Why you should play on clay 18:30 Why new balls are good for spectators and bad for players 19:30 The player-coach employment 21:00 The good bad and ugly part of being a traveling coach 23:00 Biggest lesson in tennis; be humble 23:15 Tribute to Bjorn Borg 24:30 Peter Lundgren’s tennis advice