Microphone Man & the Tennis Kid

Marcus Buckland talks with former british tennis junior Alice Peterson on her fight with rheumatoid arthritis. Felix & Marcus also discuss Australian Open results and the importance of doubles for the tennis game.

Marcus and Felix cast an eye over the brits down under. They specifically talk about Andy Murray's announced retirement. Do you agree with their predictions and opinions?

This week Markus & myself really dived into the depths of one of the biggest Junior Tennis Tournaments in Great Britain. We talked to top players, parents as well as the event organiser.  Last but not least we talk to Dave Cox who is one of the leading junior pro coaches in the UK. He just arrived back from the Orange Bowl tournament  - bringing with him the latest insights into global junior tennis insights.

It's this time of the year - We predict the winners of next years ATP/WTA Grand Slams as well as the eight finalists of the 2019 ATP Finals in London. Do you agree with our picks? Who do you think will be a Grand Slam Winner in 2019? Connect with us via Twitter via @tennisbrothers_ or @marcus_buckland or via Instagram by sending a DM to @felixmischker. Let us know if you like this podcast to continue in 2019

In this episode Felix and Marcus will let you know who their Top 5 ATP/WTA players of 2018, then Marcus will share with you the details of the important junior tennis tournament from his son's Jago and Luca.  Last but not least the Microphone Man & the Tennis Kid will talk about German Junior Tennis Tournaments & how they differ to the ones in Great Britain. Enjoy the latest podcast. You can connect with us on Twitter under the alias @tennispodcast_

Junior Pro Tennis insights from one of the best junior tennis coaches in Great Britain - Ben Haran. Ben is the head tennis coach at one of the best tennis academies in England called Reeds School Tennis Academy - RSTA. Marcus and Felix talk to him about what is important to succeed as a Junior Pro Tennis player. **The podcast discusses a wide range of Junior Tennis topics like:** * What is the key to be a good junior performance coach? * How important is the player / coach relationship as a Junior Pro? * What to look for when training young tennis players? * The best training programs for Junior Pro player * Is Strengths and Conditioning training important? How much should you train? * What about the role of mental coaches in tennis? * From which age do rankings become important? * Home schooling & tennis training - is this a good idea? * How to deal with tennis parents You can also connect & follow to us via Twitter: **@tennispodcast_** Microphone man, alias TV and radio presenter Marcus Buckland, and British Junior Performance Tennis Kid Felix Mischker run a weekly podcast talking about all things tennis & take a special interest towards Junior Tennis topics.

Marcus and Felix reflect on a surprise end to the week at the 02, are given advice on how to deal with the ups and downs of a doubles match and discuss the end of an era for the Sky Sports tennis team at their farewell party with contributions from **Greg Rusedski**, **Barry Cowan**, **Barry Millns**, **Jo Osbourne**, **Jackie Beltrao**, **Arvind Parmar** and **Peter Flemming**.

Our second Microphone Man & the Tennis Kid episode was recorded at the O2 on the first day of the ATP Finals. We where joined by former **British No.1 Greg Rusedski,** **former World No. 8 Peter Flemming** and **Sky Sports expert Barry Cowan** as special guests at the show. The episode starts with our guest sharing their view on the O2 as the venue for the ATP Finals - as well as letting us know their all time favourite places to play professional tennis. You will be surprised as to what Greg's, Peters, Felix top tennis venues are. A brief discussion of the ATP Next Generation Finals is followed by a guide to keeping cool as a junior player. Last but not least we talk about the Kevin Anderson vs. Dominic Thiem match and we predict the winner of the tournament. Microphone Man & the Tennis Kid is produced weekly by Radio / TV presenter Marcus Buckland and Junior Player Felix Mischker from the tennis Brothers.

Microphone man and the tennis kid learn a little more about each other with a series of revealing tennis questions and answers. They also reflect on the **Paris Masters** and preview the **Next Generation finals in Milan** with **Sky Sports expert Barry Cowan**.