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Control the Controllables

Control the Controllables

By: Dan Kiernan
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  • Day 11 Wimbledon Recap w/ x30 Grand Slam Champion, Gordon Reid
    Jul 9 2026

    Day 11 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.

    Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.

    In this episode:

    • Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): the first-ever all-Czech Wimbledon women's singles final in the Open Era is set
    • Karolína Muchova beats Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(12-10) after saving a match point at 9-8 in the tiebreak, in 2h35m in 33 degree heat on Centre Court
    • Linda Noskova beats Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final
    • The 10th different women's Wimbledon champion in 10 years is already guaranteed, the longest run in the tournament's history
    • The men's doubles final is set: Heliovaara and Patten [1] vs Arévalo and Pavić [6], a repeat of last month's Queen's final
    • TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Linda Noskova
    • Mixed doubles winners Marcelo Arevalo and Jelena Ostapenko
    • Gordon Reid joins the show, 7-time Wimbledon champion (1 singles, 6 doubles) and 30-time Grand Slam winner across singles and doubles in wheelchair tennis
    • Gordon on winning the inaugural Wimbledon men's wheelchair singles title in 2016
    • Gordon on preparing for that inaugural final the day after playing two matches, and the calm of relying on his usual routines
    • The Wimbledon Quickfire with Gordon Reid

    Dear Dan: how Dan's team Dabrowski and Stefani are feeling going into their Court 1 semi-final

    Tomorrow on the show: Day 12 delivers the men's singles semi-finals: Djokovic vs Sinner and Arthur Fery vs Alexander Zverev, plus Gaby Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in their women's doubles semi-final on Court 1 at 1pm.

    About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live

    Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.

    Send your Dear Dan questions via Instagram @ctc.podcast or email info@sototennis.com.

    Brought to you by Novellus.

    Major Moments segment brought to you by SotoTennis Academy. Visit sototennis.com.

    Player of the Day brought to you by TennisAthlete, age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete.

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    32 mins
  • Day 10 Wimbledon Recap w/ Lee Childs Talking About Playing Rafa Nadal At SW19!
    Jul 8 2026

    Day 10 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.

    Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.

    In this episode:

    • Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): Arthur Fery makes British tennis history and the semi-final line-up is confirmed
    • Fery beats Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6, 6-0 on Centre Court, only the 5th British man to reach a Wimbledon SF in the Open Era and only the second wildcard since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.
    • Alexander Zverev's straight-set dismantling of Taylor Fritz, and whether the French Open champion has now truly clicked into the next gear
    • First-time Wimbledon semi-finalists Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova into the women's SFs, both under 25 and both playing career-best tennis
    • Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool's title defence ends 6-2, 7-6 to Arévalo and Pavić, with Cash broken twice on serve
    • A very personal Dan moment: Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani, the team Dan is coaching, into the women's doubles semi-finals with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win
    • TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Arthur Fery, the third time this fortnight, for the physical resilience of putting together the deepest British men's Wimbledon run in years
    • Lee Childs joins the show on his 2003 Wimbledon run and playing 17-year-old Rafael Nadal in the second round on Court 13
    • The Wimbledon Quickfire with Lee Childs
    • Dear Dan: how much time coaches actually spend watching other players' matches during a Slam, and how to strike the balance between focus and enjoyment in a Grand Slam quarter-final

    Tomorrow on the show: Day 11 delivers Fery vs Zverev in the semi-finals, plus Djokovic vs Sinner on Centre Court, plus the doubles semi-finals across the men's, women's and mixed draws.

    About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live

    Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.

    Send your Dear Dan questions via Instagram @ctc.podcast or email info@sototennis.com.

    Brought to you by Novellus.

    Major Moments segment brought to you by SotoTennis Academy. Visit sototennis.com.

    Player of the Day brought to you by TennisAthlete, age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete.

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    40 mins
  • Day 9 Wimbledon Recap w/ 2023 Wimbledon Winning Coach, Ken Skupski
    Jul 7 2026

    Day 9 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.

    Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.

    In this episode:

    • Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy)
    • Sinner into his 10th Grand Slam semi-final at 24, one of only 5 players since 2000 to reach 10 men's singles semis at the majors before turning 25 alongside Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Alcaraz
    • Sinner beats Struff to extend his Wimbledon winning streak to 12 and reach the semi-finals of his title defence
    • Coco Gauff into her first Wimbledon semi-final with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Jessica Pegula, who was playing her first ever Centre Court match
    • Karolina Muchova through past Naomi Osaka, setting up a Gauff vs Muchova semi-final and a chance for Gauff to extend her 6-1 head-to-head record
    • TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Coco Gauff
    • Patten and Heliovaara win their third consecutive 7-6 in the third
    • Ken Skupski joins the show on coaching his younger brother Neal to the 2023 Wimbledon men's doubles title
    • Ken on the emotional control it takes to sit in the box and be the calm face his brother needed on the biggest day of his career
    • The Wimbledon Quickfire with Ken Skupski
    • Dear Dan: the process of a coach and pro player starting to work together, and what a dream recovery day at a Grand Slam actually looks like

    Tomorrow on the show: Day 10 delivers the men's semi-finals, plus Dabrowski and Stefani in their women's doubles quarter-final on Court 2.

    About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live

    Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.

    Send your Dear Dan questions via Instagram @ctc.podcast or email info@sototennis.com.

    Brought to you by Novellus.

    Major Moments segment brought to you by SotoTennis Academy. Visit sototennis.com.

    Player of the Day brought to you by TennisAthlete, age-appropriate, research-backed strength and conditioning programmes from proven S&C coaches. The platform Dan recommends for physical development. Visit sototennis.com/tennisathlete.

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    33 mins
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