The Improvement Specialists: Meet the team behind tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis
Key takeaways
Meet the improvement specialists supporting tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis’s success
Learn how data-driven coaching and teamwork drive elite athletic performance
Gain insights into building a high-performance support team
Momentum is built on preparation. Not just by the athletes themselves, but the teams that back them. Behind every athlete is a small army of improvement specialists — the coaches, physios, friends and family that support their rise to success and keep them pushing to be better every day. It’s this work behind the scenes that unlock’s an athlete’s potential for more. And no one knows this more than tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis.
After putting his best foot forward at the Australian Open in 2021, we couldn’t be prouder of our sponsorship of Thanasi. In training for AO23, we’ve helped him build out his coaching team with an expert mindset coach and the continued support of a strength and conditioning specialist.
So, what are those everyday improvements that lead to career-making milestones at one of the greatest spectacles in tennis? We chatted with Todd Langman, Thanasi’s coach, and Jona Segal, his strength and conditioning specialist, to find out.
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