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Luke Jensen Interview: 1993 French Open Doubles Champion, NY Empire Coach, & Grand Poobah of Tennis
Luke Jensen Interview: 1993 French Open Doubles Champion, NY Empire Coach, & Grand Poobah of Tennis
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today you get to hear from one of the great doubles advocates of our sport. Luke Jensen is a former professional tennis player with 10 career doubles titles including the 1993 French Open title. Today, he coaches the New York Empire, is a TV analyst, and has a some innovative ideas on how to grow tennis (especially doubles).In this hour long conversation from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Luke and I discuss his career, doubles strategy, how to play with a lefty, how to beat John McEnroe, and why Roger, Rafa, Novak, and Serena are not the GOAT.The passion for tennis you’ll hear from Luke is second to none. We spend a lot of time discussing how to change the game to make it better for the fans and more doubles friendly. He explains why he thinks:Tennis needs to get rid of the “best of 5” format, play no-ad, and play lets.Pro tournaments should require players to play two events per tournament.Singles rankings should be replaced by a “tennis ranking.”Pickleball can help your tennis game.At the end, Luke tells us a story about shark fishing with Andre Agassi.You can see the show notes for this episode at: https://www.thetennistribe.com/luke-jensen-interview/Get free doubles strategies and tips to help you improve your game and become a smarter player at TheTennisTribe.com
Released:
Dec 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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