Peter Lebedevs Interview: Dallas Open Preview & Improving Volley Skills

Peter Lebedevs Interview: Dallas Open Preview & Improving Volley Skills

Author: Will Boucek January 24, 2024 Duration: 31:38

Peter Lebedevs joins the show for the 3rd time as the Dallas Open enters year three as an ATP 250 tournament. Peter is the tournament director for the tournament and an accomplished tennis coach as well.

You'll get a sneak peek of what to expect from this year's Dallas Open and a look at the 2025 event which is moving to the Dallas Cowboys practice facility along with an upgrade to an ATP 500. Nearly all the top American men's players will be at this year's tournament: Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Rielly Opelka, Chris Eubanks, and Ben Shelton.

I'll be attending the tournament this year but will spend much of my time on the doubles courts... obviously 😉
Previous Dallas Open doubles winners include Michael Venus & Jamie Murray (2023) and Marcelo Arevalo & Jean-Julien Rojer (2022). The draw is usually strong with several up-and-coming teams to watch.

We also discuss how to develop volley and net skills as a doubles player.

  • Why club players struggle with volleys more than groundstrokes.
  • Two new volley drills to improve your transition and offensive volleys.
  • How to add confidence to your net game in 3 months.

Peter also coaches top 100 WTA doubles player, Catherine Harrison, who has been on the podcast previously. We get an update on her career as well.

See the shownotes for this episode here:
https://www.thetennistribe.com/peter-lebedevs-interview/



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