Every competitive tennis player over 50 will eventually sit in a surgeon's office. Most walk in completely unprepared.

In this episode, orthopedic surgeon Dr. William Kang — who plays and treats tennis players — gives you the exact questions to ask before agreeing to surgery, the truth about PRP and whether it's worth your money, and the recovery timeline reality that most players get completely wrong.

What you'll learn:

• The 3 questions to ask any surgeon before going under the knife
• Why PRP beats steroid injections for tennis injuries
• The "year after the year" recovery truth no one tells you
• How to read your body's signals before things get serious

Dr. Will Kang is an orthopedic surgeon and founder of Black Tie Orthopedics, a practice specializing in non-operative treatment of tennis injuries.

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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@BlackTieOrthopedics

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⏱️ Chapters:

00:00 Before You Let Them Cut (Intro)

01:18 Why 50 is Young in an Orthopedic Office

03:05 The 3 Questions to Ask Before Any Surgery

07:26 Mike's Toe Surgery — What He Wish He'd Known

08:08 PRP vs. Steroid Injections — What's Actually Worth Your Money

12:13 Where Most Players Go Wrong in Recovery

14:29 What Your Surgeon Wishes You Knew Before Walking In

15:59 Recap + How to Find Dr. William Kang

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What ends senior tennis careers isn't one big injury — it's the slow accumulation of small ones you kept playing through. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Will Kang explains exactly what to watch for before it's too late.

In this episode, Dr. Kang breaks down the three most career-threatening injuries for players over 50 — tennis elbow, rotator cuff tears, and knee degeneration — and delivers some hard truths your regular doctor probably hasn't told you.

What you'll learn:

→ Why your tennis elbow brace is making things WORSE (and the simple band exercise that fixes it)

→ The truth about rotator cuff pain — why it's often a "red herring" and what it's really telling you

→ The meniscus surgery warning every senior player needs to hear before going under the knife

→ How injury patterns change as your game improves — and what that means for protecting your knees

→ Why replacing one joint sets off a cascade of problems in nearby joints

The Copenhagen Heart Study says tennis adds 10 years to your life. But only if you're still playing.

Dr. Will Kang is an orthopedic surgeon and founder of Black Tie Orthopedics, a practice specializing in non-operative treatment of tennis injuries.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blacktieortho/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@BlackTieOrthopedics

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⏱️ Chapters:

00:00 Intro - How Senior Tennis Careers Really End

01:17 The Injury Cascade: Why It's Never Just One Thing

03:04 Does Playing Sports Your Whole Life Help or Hurt?

03:55 Tennis Elbow: Catch It Early or Pay the Price

07:05 Rotator Cuff: The Injury You Don't See Coming

10:15 Why Better Players Get the Knee Problems

11:34 Knees - Meniscus, Arthritis, and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You

15:18 Tennis Adds 10 Years to Your Life — If You Stay on the Court

16:45 Show Wrap Up

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Attention 50+ tennis players, we're picking up right where we left off — no small talk, no warm-up, straight into Reason 6. In Part 2 of this conversation with Peter Freeman, we finish the list: serve clarity, the hunter vs. hunted trap, second serve domination, the difference between Dr. Feel Good and Dr. Feel Bad practices, and the one doubles mindset shift that most senior players never make. If Part 1 was about what's going on in your head, Part 2 is about what's going on in your matches — and why the same things keep going wrong no matter how much you practice.

Key Takeaways:

• Most seniors don't have a real second serve — and at the 3.5 level, that's the single biggest line of demarcation between where you are and where you want to be.
• You think you're attacking when you come to the net on a short ball. Your counter-punching opponent thinks you're walking into a trap. There's a difference between being the hunter and being the hunted — and most players don't know which one they are.
• There are only three returns you need to master to dominate on second serves in doubles — and most players practice none of them.
• Dr. Feel Good practices build rhythm and confidence. Dr. Feel Bad practices build match toughness. Most senior players only do one of them.
• Winning doubles isn't about how good you feel on the court — it's about how good you make your partner feel. That's not soft advice. It's the actual strategy.

Peter Freeman’s Slice Serve MD

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Chapter Timeline:

00:00 Episode 27 Introduction

01:09 #6 Seniors Have Not Serve Clarity

08:59 #7 Most Seniors Unknowingly Become the Hunted, Not the Hunter

15:06 #8 Seniors Don't Practice Second Serve Domination

20:16 #9 Only Have Dr. Feelgood Practices!

26:01 #10 Focus on How You Feel About Your Game & Your Experience

31:13 Slice Serve MD

33:17 Episode Wrap Up & Key Takeaways

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