About this episode
It's been a while since we've has a hitting partner on the show, so we are delighted to release this podcast episode with Giannis Stergiou, who is the hitting partner of Maria Sakkari 🇬🇷 Giannis works closely with Maria, as well as Tom Hill (coach of Maria), who we've had on the podcast before 😃 We talk: His tennis background Starting to work with Maria Pressure he feels on the practice court Fitness sessions Tennis hype in Greece! Giannis is a pretty relaxed & down to earth guy, so it was nice to be able to chat with him. He also tells us 5 things that he has learned from being a professional hitting partner 💪 Let us know what you think! Leave us a review on iTunes 📱 Episode Chapters 2:56 - Tennis background 5:18 - Starting to work with Maria 9:07 - Pressure on the practice court 15:34 - Fitness sessions 18:57 - Learning strategies Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisPodcast YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.FunctionalTennis.com Facebook: Facebook.com/FunctionalTennisOfficial Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ball Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennis YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.FunctionalTennis.com