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Sep 16, 2026
Levi HechtGUEST
Yeah, I mean, I definitely agree with, with that.
Levi HechtGUEST
You might be going into this trip like this and say, "Hey, after this really hard training block, I should be winning at this level." But I think it's less about setting a goal of where you want your ranking or UTR to be.
Levi HechtGUEST
I think it's more about saying, "I'm just gonna work on these specific things and go down for this, this period of time and, and try to really focus on every day getting better.
Levi HechtGUEST
And then, you know, hey, at the end of the trip, we'll see where I'm at.
Levi HechtGUEST
There's no, no, like, UTR, whatever.
Levi HechtGUEST
It's fine.
Levi HechtGUEST
I'm just- then I'm gonna play a tournament and then that's that." And I think it's really important to focus less on, you know, the result and the outcome and more just really focusing on getting better every single day, and that's definitely the most important thing.
NoahHOST
And then we have two other systems that have become major in tennis over the last 10 years.
NoahHOST
We have the UTR, Universal Tennis Rating.
NoahHOST
And so that is a scale from one upwards, one being your lowest levels, your most new to the game, you probably haven't got much experience.
NoahHOST
And then we have our top tier pros of Ben Shelton versus Zverev in the final of the US Open that are hitting the 16 point something UTRs.
NoahHOST
And so...
NoahHOST
The nice thing, I guess, about UTR or the thing that they're trying to get to is that it is universal tennis rating, which means Philip and I can be on the same scale as a Sinner, an Alcaraz, a Sparever, Ben Shelton, which is kind of neat because it puts it into perspective for a lot of people.
PhilipHOST
And it's more granular.
PhilipHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Rusty WebbGUEST
So it's basically those three teams plus...
Rusty WebbGUEST
One homeschooled girl in Virginia who has half their UTR who just comes up here and gets thumped and, you know, just likes playing good competition.
Dave WeekleyHOST
So what are the classifications?
Rusty WebbGUEST
It's open.
James McKayHOST
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to episode number 68 of the UTR Pro Tennis Tour podcast.
James McKayHOST
My name is James McKay.
James McKayHOST
I'm the Director of Player and Collegiate Development at UTR Sports.
James McKayHOST
As you know, the UTR Pro Tennis Tour is the go-to tour for rising tennis professionals across the world.
James McKayHOST
Guaranteed matches, guaranteed prize money.
James McKayHOST
Next on the show, I'm coming back to the great state of Louisiana, and I have the head men's tennis coach at LSU, Danny Bryan.
David LeongHOST
And then second round in 4-0, I played this guy.
David LeongHOST
I saw his UTR was pretty high, like 6+, but he's also like 50-plus in age.
David LeongHOST
So I'm like, oh, he's one of those guys.
David LeongHOST
He just gets the ball back, you know? So I played him, and it turns out that he's a moonballer.
WillGUEST
At least he used that strategy on me.
WillGUEST
That's the worst types of pushers, man.
WillGUEST
That's, like, some people, you can make it up to, like, I've seen, like, people make it up to, like, UTR 8, UTR 10 even.
WillGUEST
But, like, remember, there's that famous video that went viral just, like, a couple months ago that dude that is supposedly, like, a 4-5, I think.
Brett PhillipsHOST
Off the text, uh, from Robin Kooyong, "Now Craig Tiley is gone, and with a new CEO, it is time now for criticism and comment on the state of tennis participation and development in Australia to actually be heard by those who can affect change.
Brett PhillipsHOST
Vocal commentators Pat Cash and John Newcombe don't really think this has been the case for a very long time, a couple of decades, and the UTR not proving to be the answer to the development and participation of players.
Brett PhillipsHOST
Uh, totally agree 100% with John's views.
Brett PhillipsHOST
Aussie tennis has definitely gone backwards at high speed, and the cliff is just around the corner.
IanGUEST
Yeah.
IanGUEST
[laughs] I didn't, didn't expect to be transitioning to a plug here, but yes, i- in my job, I, I work for UTR.
IanGUEST
Um, we did launch a new social channel.
IanGUEST
Uh, and it's, it's a really fun project I'm a part of.
IanGUEST
So this isn't just, just me, you know, talking on a podcast about, like, "Hey," like, "this needs to be a thing." Like, I am actively in my profession trying to pump up junior tennis.
IanGUEST
And, uh, yes, we create...
IanGUEST
We launched a channel called UTR Next Gen, uh, where all of the content is gonna be made by these, these junior interns that I'm really fortunate to get to work with, so.
AnastasiaHOST
Awesome.
speaker_0HOST
And I don't play singles much at all.
speaker_0HOST
And he's a UTR guy.
speaker_0HOST
Like same as yours, like five or five, five or something.
speaker_0HOST
When I looked them up and I'm like,
Bago BugoHOST
bit of
speaker_0HOST
like...
speaker_0HOST
And I think you run into this problem a little bit, too, with the other leagues like UTR.
speaker_0HOST
And I don't know about UTR because you just started doing that a little bit.
Pascal CollardGUEST
That's how you learn, right? And winning trophies is very easy.
Pascal CollardGUEST
The UTR system now, okay, it's great so that you can value, you can see a little bit where you are.
Pascal CollardGUEST
But at the same time, I see people looking at the UTR ranking every day, every week.
Pascal CollardGUEST
It's a big mistake.
Pascal CollardGUEST
You know, you need to be technically done at 14.
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Bryant SalcedoHOST
I mean, I guess you were at Saddlebrook, but I'm just, you're more, you know, kind of have the keys now.
Bryant SalcedoHOST
And I can't wait to see kind of like what could be unlocked here over the next decade or so with what you're creating.
Pascal CollardGUEST
Yeah, even without bragging too much about the academy, but to be honest with you, if you look at the UTR, if you take a lot of numbers, because analytics, numbers don't lie, right? So I'm very technical, but numbers don't lie.
Tyler LoongHOST
had to ask his mom? Mom knows.
Jimmy MillerHOST
What was your UTR in tennis? I
John Lucian GoinsGUEST
hit
Jimmy MillerHOST
10 right before I quit.
Jimmy MillerHOST
He probably would
John Lucian GoinsGUEST
have been around high 11s.
John Lucian GoinsGUEST
What? When UTR came out? Because you said it wasn't there.
Tyler LoongHOST
What was Chris Hayworth's UTR?
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