Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Ep 111: Tim Boeseler on Michael Stich and Serve-and-Volley Tennis

Ep 111: Tim Boeseler on Michael Stich and Serve-and-Volley Tennis

FromThe Tennis Abstract Podcast


Ep 111: Tim Boeseler on Michael Stich and Serve-and-Volley Tennis

FromThe Tennis Abstract Podcast

ratings:
Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tim Boeseler is a senior editor at Germany's Tennis Magazin, where he has been covering the sport for years. Tim joins me to talk about Michael Stich, the man ranked 123rd on my Tennis 128 list. We discuss the German tennis scene before Stich arrived, how Stich was more than just a serve-and-volleyer, and the nature of his relationship with Boris Becker--not a close one, but one that allowed them to team up to win a gold medal. We also get into the serve and volley and the strategy's best-known current exponent, Maxime Cressy. We talk s-and-v strategy, both for guys like Cressy and for other players who might benefit from mixing it up a little bit more. Finally, we dig into the nuts and bolts of how the German tennis federation works, and how it is changing.
Released:
Feb 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Jeff Sackmann talks tennis and analytics with a rotating cast of experts and superfans.