Aleksandar Kovacevic: Wilson's Secret Aero Copy, Alcaraz Ferrero Split & Medvedev Moutet Crashouts

Aleks Kovacevic joins the pod to break down his record breaking season, discuss pro stock rackets and even touch on some Bublik madness. Enjoy the epi and Merry Christmas!

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00:00 Intro
02:18 A Pro Tennis Player’s Christmas/Holiday Season
03:22 Pre-season as a Top 100 Player
04:56 What are good opportunity weeks on tour?
05:56 Run to Montpellier Final beating Rublev, Bublik, Goffin
09:06 When to play vs when to reset and rest
09:46 Beating Rublev 2x this year
11:46 Raising your base level & Momentum
14:03 How often are you confident during the year?
15:59 Is Aura/Locker Room Power Overrated?
20:40 Less Comradely on ATP Tour than Challenger Tour
21:17 Alcaraz & Ferrero Split
24:17 Bublik Bringing the Circus to their Match
27:35 Dominican 175 Title & Low Expectations Best for Kova?
30:28 1st Rounds are Tough for Every Player
31:49 Listener Qs - Do black shoes make you slower?
32:38 Best Crashouts in tennis (Medvedev & Moutet)
34:21 Different Tennis Cultures Around the World
39:06 What does offseason look like for Pros?
39:42 Practice match with Frances 3 out of 5
41:36 Back to Offseason training
443:50 With deader Conditions Have You Tweaked Your Game?
45:41 Tournament Standards
48:53 South America loves tennis
50:57 Kova Big Timed Jody
51:28 Pro Stocks Overrated (H22 story)
56:20 New Wilson Aero Copycat & When changing rackets or strings is smart
57:10 Thoughts on Rackets Trending Lighter
59:39 Why Kova Changed his String Setup
1:02:27 Denis Nevolo Story
1:04:30 Kova’s unique grip setup
1:05:49 How often Kova changes rackets
1:07:53 Players game styles relate to their off court personalities clip
1:11:11 Trivia
1:18:07 Who Kova wants to see on the Changeover