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18/06/2026
What an incredible day at the stunning
Both on and off the course is beautiful with the staff being so incredibly welcoming and helpful.
I hope to be back one day as it was a genuine treat 👌 ⛳️
Great to spend time with PG Tennis and Tom (no insta as he has too much sense and class)
17/06/2026
Was great to work with the coaching team at the beautiful Putney Lawn Tennis Club
A proper tennis club in the heart of Putney. The vast majority of members walk and cycle to the club. A real community feel.
Well done to Nick Hatchett on leading the team so well.
15/06/2026
What a club is. Fantastic spending the day with Matthew Healy and his players. Sessions on clay, hard and grass in one day 👌
Thank you for making me feel so welcome.
The new Yonex Muse….. what a racket!!
This racket looks like a shout out to the 1980’s yet with a 2030 playing profile. It feels amazing in the hand and offers a bit of everything for me. I can pop the ball when I need to and shape it with topspin and slice which suits my game more naturally.
This really is a racket you have to try to believe so get one in your hand asap and give it a go.
20/05/2026
Another Senior Performance Course comes to an end. 18-months of hard work on and off the court with 18 great people all working hard for their players.
Shout out to Paul Brown who missed this module due to illness. You were missed and we wish you a speedy recovery.
10/05/2026
Date night with 😍
06/05/2026
It’s taken a few days to come back down to earth from the 5th holiday in Bol, Croatia. Brac Island is such a beautiful place.
This trip was just over 3 weeks post hernia surgery so I was extremely apprehensive about how much I would be able to do. I was in a lot of discomfort after 2 days but after being a referee on day 3 (swipe to last pic), I turned a corner and felt a bit more normal.
Without doubt, the biggest contributing factor to the success of these holidays is the people. Every time I wonder how everyone will gel together. Yet, by the end of the first day, everyone is a tight knit group. I think alcohol might play a small part in the bonding process.
The person who brings this family together is
I will continue to say this, there are very few people I know in the tennis world who would go above and beyond the way Pete does. Details matter and he covers every base and some.
I also get to spend a the week with one of my best friends in tennis, although it is hard work trying to convince him to have a beer straight after tennis each day 😳😆
Reach out to to express your interest in any future holidays. You will ❤️ it
02/04/2026
It’s one week since I had the pleasure of delivering an on-court presentation at the coaches conference.
The title was Training Both Sides of a Tactical Theme
If we want the healthiest training environments then we need to focus on developing both sides of the court at the same time.
Better attackers need better defenders
Stretch that neutral phase so both sides are playing high ‘quality’ tempo with high thresholds.
Better servers need better returners.
In my experience we still see too many juniors taking pleasure in hollow wins on the practice court. Opponent makes a cheap mistake and the winner is happy. They should be disappointed their training partner makes a mistake.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time with and the coaches. I hope they took something back to base to try out and make their own.
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