Est. coaching practice
Individual approach. Quality above all.
Personal coaching by Mikhail Kukushkin for professional players and ambitious juniors. Elite tennis.Real experience.
20+
Years on tour
1:1
Coach to player
ATP/WTA
Methodology
— Programs
Five doors into the Lab
01 / Foundation
Junior Development
Foundation through high-performance for ages 8–18. Technique, tactics, athletic base.
02 / Performance
Pro Performance
Tour-ready training blocks for ranked players. On-court, video, scouting and travel.
03 / Intensive
Private Intensive
Short, focused residencies. 5–10 days of full-time work on a specific weakness or weapon.
04 / Online
Online Coaching
Remote video sessions and structured planning for players and coaches anywhere in the world.
05 / Pre-Season
Pre-Season
Pre-season high-intensity training built to prepare the player for the upcoming season.
— The Lab · Live
An elite performance system, built around one player.
Player-to-coach ratio
Live1:1
No groups. No rotating coaches. Every block is designed, delivered and reviewed by Mikhail.
Years on tour & courtside
20+
INDIVIDUAL APPROACH
QUALITY IN EVERY DETAIL
Pro-level methodology
ATP / WTA
— The Method
Four pillars. One game.
Every session lives inside a four-pillar framework. Nothing is improvised, nothing is wasted — every drill answers to a written plan.
Tactical IQ
Pattern reading, court geometry and match-day decision frameworks built session by session.
Technical Precision
Stroke architecture rebuilt from contact point out — biomechanics first, style second.
Athletic Base
Strength, mobility, recovery. A body engineered to repeat the right movement, all season.
Data & Review
Video, scouting and metrics translated into a clear weekly plan — never noise, always signal.
— Philosophy
No two players are coached the same way.
"I always disliked the idea of tennis academies where players aren't truly looked after.
I wanted to create a place where every player is understood — where training is tailored to their game, their body, and their mindset — giving them the best chance to reach the top."
Meet Mikhail— The Arc
From diagnostic to tour-ready.
A typical season inside the Lab — calibrated to the player, not the calendar.
- Week 001
Diagnostic
Full on-court, video and physical assessment. A blueprint of the player today.
- Week 1–402
Reset
Technical anchors. Movement re-patterning. The base everything else stands on.
- Week 5–1203
Build
Tactical work, sparring, structured match play. Pressure introduced session by session.
- Season04
Compete
Tour blocks, scouting, travel coaching. Iteration after every event, in writing.
— Manifesto
“Talent is the ticket. Detail is the journey. The Lab is where they meet.”
— Mikhail Kukushkin
— Begin
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