About this episode
Dan Smethurst is a British tennis coach and former player who most recently worked with top WTA player Johanna Konta. A talented youngster, Dan was world junior number 29 before playing on the ITF and ATP Challenger Tour, reaching a career high ranking of 234 in 2014. After quitting tennis he moved into coaching, working with Team Bath Tennis high performance players. Dan was Konta´s assistant coach and hitting partner for 2 years before her retirement in 2021, including her run to the French Open semi-final in 2019. He´s currently working with GB´s Aidan McHugh. In this episode, Dan chats to Control the Controllables about:- His journey from a top junior into the pro tour, including why he nearly stopped playing tennis at 13. How he uses his playing experience as a coach to help players in tough moments. What he learned from working with Johanna Konta. The advice he would give to his younger self, and what he wished he´d learned as a player....and much more! See full show notes here. 150th Episode Giveaway Winner! In today´s episode we also announce the lucky winner of our 150th Episode Giveaway! Find out who has won a FREE training week at SotoTennis Academy! We´ve been nominated for Best Tennis Podcast! We´re very excited to have been shortlisted for ´Best Tennis Podcast of the Year´ by the Sports Podcast Awards 🎧🏆 We would massively appreciate it if you could spare just a couple of minutes to register here and vote for Control the Controllables! It is also a great chance to discover some other brilliant sport podcasts! Thank you 🙏