Tennis Insider Club with Caro Garcia

Why do tennis players lose matches they should win?
Legendary coach and former World No. 4 Brad Gilbert breaks down the tactics, mindset and tiny margins that separate winning from losing — with lessons from coaching Andre Agassi and insights on Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Caroline Garcia.
Brad explains why he once told Agassi, “I never beat you. You lost to yourself,” and how changing the way Andre thought about risk helped transform his results.
In this episode of The Insight, Brad reveals:
• Why hitting more winners doesn’t necessarily mean playing better tennis
• The mistake players make when a game plan stops working
• Why you shouldn’t change a winning strategy until your opponent forces you to
• How just 5–7 points can decide an entire match
• What Roger Federer’s 53% of points won teaches us about greatness
• The tactic Andre Agassi hated — even while it was helping him win
• Why Novak Djokovic is so effective in pressure moments and tiebreaks
• How elite players prepare before a Grand Slam
• Why one bad match can never be allowed to become five
Brad Gilbert built his career around understanding how to win — even when winning doesn’t look pretty. This is a masterclass in playing smarter, managing risk and trusting your strengths when the pressure is highest.
CHAPTERS
00:00 “You lost to yourself” — Brad on Andre Agassi
02:00 Why Caroline Garcia plays “massively risky”
03:20 When your game plan isn’t working
05:00 Don’t change a winning hand
06:30 The tiny margins that decide tennis matches
07:20 Federer won only 53% of his points
08:15 The statistic Brad changed with Agassi
10:00 Why great players need to adapt
11:45 The tactic Andre Agassi hated
13:30 How to play under pressure
15:00 Why Djokovic is so good in tiebreaks
17:00 Greatness happens in practice
18:00 You don’t need to beat the whole draw
19:00 How champions approach Grand Slams
22:15 The matches that determine your ranking

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Can a parent also be the coach? And can perfectionism create greatness without destroying the person?

Former world No. 3 and Roger Federer’s former coach Ivan Ljubicic joins Caroline Garcia and Borja Duran for an honest conversation about tennis parents, junior development, elite coaching and the hidden cost of becoming one of the best.

Ivan explains why parents should be responsible for developing the human being—not coaching the tennis player—and how even a small expression of doubt can undermine a child’s relationship with their coach. He discusses parents who project their own ambitions, the difficult transition toward independence, and why a parent can never fully occupy both roles.

They also explore why results should not be the objective, how Jannik Sinner focuses on constant improvement, why junior success can be misleading, and what players should value when choosing a coach.

Ivan then reveals what made Roger Federer so professional and coachable, how Federer treated the people around him, and why the greatest players never stop adding new tools to their game.

In this episode:

• The biggest mistakes tennis parents make
• How to raise an ambitious but independent young athlete
• Why results are outside a player’s control
• The relationship between perfectionism, success and happiness
• How to choose the right coach
• Why player and coach must share the same ambition
• The danger of becoming successful too young
• How elite tennis teams are built
• What players can learn from Roger Federer
• Why players must take ownership of their careers

Can a parent successfully be both the parent and the coach? Share your perspective in the episode comments.

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Ben Shelton did not seriously choose tennis until he was 11. His father and coach, Bryan Shelton, reveals how he helped build Ben’s extraordinary confidence—without controlling him, limiting his personality or coaching the talent out of him.

From setting his own alarm for 6 a.m. practices to leaving college early and eventually asking his father to join him on tour, Ben’s journey was built around responsibility, independence and belief.

Bryan explains why he only gives Ben “five or ten percent” of what he knows, why he smiles from the player box even when things are going badly, and why parents should ask more questions instead of constantly telling young athletes what to do.

This is The Insight: the most powerful lessons from our complete conversation with Bryan Shelton.

Watch the full Bryan Shelton episode:
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CHAPTERS

00:00 Ben Didn’t Want to Play Tennis
01:24 The 6 A.M. Practice Rule
02:08 Developing the Person, Not Just the Player
03:05 Ben’s Unusual Confidence
04:18 Don’t Put Him in a Box
05:18 Raising the Floor Without Lowering the Ceiling
06:22 Keep Making the Right Mistakes 07:48 Why Ben Left College Early
10:23 “Dad, You Have to Come Out Here With Me”
10:50 Balancing Being a Father and Coach
12:12 Why Bryan Only Gives Ben 10%
12:54 Why Bryan Always Smiles
13:58 What Parents Project From the Player Box
15:24 Confidence Before Results
17:18 Bryan’s Advice to Parents
19:18 The Lesson Every Sports Parent Should Hear

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Corentin Moutet is known for playing—and reacting—differently. But behind the emotional moments and public labels is a player trying to understand why losing once felt unbearable, why tennis celebrates personality and then punishes it, and how to find peace in a sport he still loves.
In this honest conversation with Caroline Garcia and Borja Durán, Corentin explains why he never learned how to lose, how winning became connected to his self-worth, why he struggled to control his emotions, and what facing Carlos Alcaraz revealed about his game.
He also opens up about being misunderstood as lazy, the freedom he finds through music, his unique relationship with Roland-Garros, why he believes tennis culture must evolve, and the goal that matters more to him than rankings or money: finding peace before his career ends.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Why Moutet couldn’t stop breaking rackets
01:00 Growing up with tennis as a game
06:00 The origins of his unique playing style
08:00 Why he never learned how to lose
13:00 Anger, rackets and emotional control
15:00 When winning became personal worth
21:00 The mentality hurting professional athletes
23:00 Tennis promotes personality—then punishes it
27:00 What Carlos Alcaraz exposed in his game
33:00 Unlearning childhood beliefs
36:00 Music, balance and being misunderstood
44:00 Why Roland-Garros feels like home
47:00 Why tennis culture must change
49:00 “Tennis is boring” and the ATP contradiction
52:00 His goals beyond results
56:00 Finding peace before retirement
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Tim Henman joins Caroline Garcia and Borja Durán to discuss Wimbledon pressure, prize money, family legacy and what success really means.
A former World No.4 and four-time Wimbledon semifinalist, Tim opens up about growing up with Wimbledon in his family, carrying British expectations, the debate around Grand Slam prize money, and why tennis needs better communication between players and tournaments. Caroline, Borja and Tim also explore parenting, pressure, respect, success beyond winning, and how the sport can build a healthier future.
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