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The official podcast of the Women's Tennis Association, hosted by Courtney Nguyen, Senior Writer, WTA Insider. Bringing fans closer to the WTA with weekly analysis and interviews with players, broadcasters, and the men and women behind the scenes who drive women's tennis.
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May 21, 2023
Champions Corner: Elena Rybakina's wild ride in Rome
Elena Rybakina won her second WTA 1000 of the season and her biggest title on clay at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
As the new World No.4 explains, it was a week where everything seemed to break her way.
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May 6, 2023
Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka takes Madrid
Aryna Sabalenka took home her third title of the season after fending off No.1 Iga Swiatek to win her second Mutua Madrid Open title.
The World No.2 joins the podcast to reflect on the foundations of her game and how she's evolved into the tour's winningest player this season.
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Apr 23, 2023
Champions Corner: Iga Swiatek loves Stuttgart...and books
No.1 Iga Swiatek stormed through her competitive return to defend her title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, defeating No.2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4 in the final.
Swiatek joins the podcast to discuss her week in Stuttgart, look ahead to the challenge of winning Madrid, and talk about her love of books.
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Apr 2, 2023
Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova wins No.30 in Miami
Petra Kvitova captured her 30th Hologic WTA Tour title at the Miami Open, where she defeated Elena Rybakina 7-6(14), 6-2 in the final. The victory vaults Kvitova back in the Top 10 for the first time since 2021.
Kvitova joins the podcast to reflect on her stunning run to the title and explain why practice doesn't always make perfect.
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Mar 20, 2023
Champions Corner: Rybakina rolls in Indian Wells
Elena Rybakina put her stamp on the 2023 Hologic WTA Tour season with a rousing run to the title at the BNP Paribas Open, where she defeated No.1 Iga Swiatek and No.2 Aryna Sabalenka in back-to-back matches to win her first WTA 1000 title.
Rybakina joins the podcast to discuss why her game is coming together and yielding big results in 2023.
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Jan 29, 2023
Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka wins the Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka still hasn't lost a match in 2023. The 24-year-old will return to World No.2 after winning her maiden major title at the Australian Open. She joins the podcast to discuss her winning fortnight and how she learned to a new side of her fighting instincts.
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Jan 8, 2023
Champions Corner: Sabalenka tames the tiger in Adelaide
The 2023 Hologic WTA Tour season is here and Aryna Sabalenka is already bored. The World No.5 kicked off her season by winning her first title since 2021 Madrid, winning the Adelaide International 1. Sabalenka's title run was not without its adversity, but the 24-year-old showed a calmer, more zen approach to her tennis. She joins the podcast to discuss her evolution.
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Oct 24, 2022
Champions Corner: Jessie Pegula takes control in Guadalajara
Jessica Pegula captured the biggest title of her career at the Guadalajara Open Akron, winning her first WTA 1000 title after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the final.
Pegula joins the podcast to discuss the title that felt like a long time coming, tapping into her ambition, and why she now feels like the main character of her own story.
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Sep 25, 2022
Champions Corner: Sizzling Samsonova dominates Tokyo
Liudmila Samsonova captured her third title of the season at the Toray Pan Pacific Open and took her record to 18-1 since the start of August. For the second time this season, the 23-year-old did not lost a set in her title run.
Samsonova joins the podcast by phone from Tokyo to discuss the mental work she's done with her sports psychologist and why she's keeping her blinders on for her last two tournaments of the year.
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Sep 11, 2022
Champions Corner: Swiatek conquers New York
World No.1 Iga Swiatek became the youngest three-time major champion since 2008 after winning her second Slam of the season at the US Open. The win is her seventh title of the season and 10th overall.
Yet despite her domination this year, which included three hard-court WTA 1000 titles, the 21-year-old had reason to doubt whether she could go deep in New York. Swiatek joins the podcast to explain why.
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Aug 21, 2022
Champions Corner: Caroline Garcia surges in Cincinnati
Caroline Garcia made history at the Western & Southern Open, becoming the first qualifier in tour history to win a WTA 1000 title. The 28-year-old Frenchwoman will return to the Top 20 after capturing her 10th career title and third WTA 1000 title, after defeating Petra Kvitova in straight sets.
Garcia joins the podcast to discuss her return to a more aggressive game and how difficult it was to navigate the five years between her breakout 2017 season and now.
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Jul 10, 2022
Champions Corner: Elena Rybakina stays cool, wins Wimbledon
Elena Rybakina went into Wimbledon wondering if she would ever feel as confident as she felt when she announced herself in the first two months of the 2020 season. She leaves as the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a major title, beating Simona Halep and Ons Jabeur in back-to-back matches to win The Championships.
Rybakina joins the podcast to discuss her doubts, her shock, and her growing belief that she can do it again.
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Jun 5, 2022
Champions Corner: Swiatek reigns at Roland Garros
World No.1 Iga Swiatek's astounding win streak remains intact. The 21-year-old dominated once again in Paris, losing one set en route to her second major title.
Swiatek joins the podcast and tries to find the words to explain how it feels to win 35 consecutive matches and six consecutive titles.
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May 15, 2022
Champions Corner: Swiatek sweeps through Rome
World No.1 Iga Swiatek continued her winning ways to successfully defend her title at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. The 20-year-old has now won five consecutive tournaments and extended her win streak to 28 straight wins.
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May 10, 2022
Champions Corner: Jabeur makes history in Madrid
Ons Jabeur continues to blaze trails. The Tunisian became the first Arab or North African player to win a WTA 1000 title at the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Jessica Pegula.
Ons reveals the secrets to her success, which include the whispered secrets of the animal kingdom.
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Apr 24, 2022
Champions Corner: Swiatek races away in Stuttgart
World No.1 Iga Swiatek continued her winning ways at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, winning her fourth consecutive title and extending her win streak to 23 straight matches.
But how does she feel about being a meme queen?
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Apr 11, 2022
Champions Corner: Bencic comes full circle with Charleston win
Belinda Bencic captured her first clay title at the 2022 Credit One Charleston Open, holding off Ons Jabeur in three sets in the final. The win comes eight years after the Swiss star marched her way to her first WTA semifinal as a teenage qualifier ranked No.140 in the world.
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Apr 5, 2022
Catching up with Jessica Pegula in Charleston
World No.13 Jessica Pegula joins the podcast from the Credit One Charleston Open to dish about the highs and lows of her hard court season, marvel at Iga Swiatek's rise to No.1, and laugh about being a rookie on the WTA Player Council.
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Apr 3, 2022
Champions Corner: Swiatek makes history in Miami (w/ Daria Abramowicz)
New World No.1 Iga Swiatek and her sports psychologist Daria Abramowicz join the podcast to reflect on the 'Swiatek Sweep', after Swiatek dominated the Miami Open to become the youngest player to win the Sunshine Double and first to ever win the first three WTA 1000 events of the season.
On Monday, the 20-year-old will become Poland's first-ever World No.1.
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Mar 28, 2022
Ash Barty bids farewell after her fairytale finish
Undefeated on the season and firmly entrenched as the World No.1 Ashleigh Barty stunned the world after announcing her retirement from the Hologic WTA Tour.
Barty joins the podcast to discuss her decision to hang up her racquets.
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Mar 22, 2022
Miami Open Preview and Indian Wells Recap
WTA Web Editor Alex Macpherson returns to discuss Iga Swiatek, Maria Sakkari, and the biggest storylines from the BNP Paribas Open and look ahead to the Miami Open presented by Itaú.
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Mar 20, 2022
Champions Corner: Swiatek soars to No.2 after Indian Wells win (w/ doubles champions Yang/Xu)
Iga Swiatek captured her second straight WTA 1000 title on Sunday, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 to win the BNP Paribas Open. The 20-year-old Pole is now on a career-best 11-match win streak and will rise to a career-high No.2 on Monday.
Swiatek joins the WTA Insider Podcast to try and process what's she's accomplished so early in the season.
Doubles champions Yang Zhaoxuan and Xu Yifan also sit down to reflect on their 'lucky' title run.
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Mar 9, 2022
2022 BNP Paribas Open Preview and February look-back
WTA Web Editor Alex Macpherson joins the podcast to reflect on the lessons learned from the Middle East and Mexican swings and preview the BNP Paribas Open, a WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells, California.
Note: This episode was recorded before top seed Barbora Krejcikova withdrew due to elbow injury.
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Feb 27, 2022
Champions Corner: Gauff/Pegula find their chemistry to win doubles in Doha
In their fourth tournament together, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula captured their first team title and it was a big one. The American duo came from a set down to win the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, a WTA 1000 event, defeating No.3 seeds Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova in the final.
Gauff and Pegula join the podcast to discuss their team chemistry, how they handle pressure in both doubles and singles, and how the win sets them up for the Sunshine Swing.
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Feb 27, 2022
Champions Corner: Swiatek puts the puzzle together in Doha
Iga Swiatek captured her second WTA 1000 title at the 2022 Qatar TotalEnergies Open, defeating Anett Kontaveit, 6-2, 6-0. Playing a more aggressive game style, the 20-year-old Polish star defeated three Top 10 opponents at a single event for the first time in her career.
Swiatek joined the podcast by phone from Doha to explain the changes she's made to her game under new coach Tomasz Witkorowski.
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Feb 14, 2022
Champions Corner: Kontaveit's indoor dominance continues in St. Petersburg
Anett Kontaveit has no idea how she's doing it, but she's doing it. The Estonian extended her indoor winning streak to 20 matches after a resilient comeback to defeat Maria Sakkari in the final to win the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. It's the longest indoor winning streak in over a decade and it earned Kontaveit her sixth career title.
Kontaveit joined the podcast from St. Petersburg to reflect on her winning week.
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Feb 1, 2022
Australian Open 2022 Takeaways
How dominant is Ash Barty right now? Who left a lasting impression in Melbourne? What does it all mean for the remainder of the spring hard-court season?
WTA Web Editor Alex Macpherson joins the podcast to break down the 2022 Australian Open.
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Jan 30, 2022
Champions Corner: Barty brings it home in 'perfect' Australian Open win
Ashleigh Barty capped off a perfect fortnight in Melbourne by becoming the first homegrown singles champion at the Australian Open, capturing her third major title with a straight-set win over Danielle Collins in the final. The World No.1 joined the podcast after a whirlwind media tour in Melbourne to explain why her Melbourne run was different from her first two major wins and what's next after a dominant start to the year.
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Jan 16, 2022
Champions Corner: Badosa gets aggressive in Sydney
Paula Badosa finds her comfort on the clay. Which is why her victory at the Sydney Tennis Classic cemented the Spaniard as an all-court threat.
Badosa joined the podcast after her hard-fought victory to reveal the adjustments she's made to her game to succeed on quick hard courts.
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Jan 13, 2022
2022 Australian Open Preview and Early Takeaways
After a short hiatus, the WTA Insider Podcast is back!
WTA Web Editor Alex Macpherson joins the podcast to ring in the new 2022 WTA season. We break down the key takeaways from the first two weeks of the season, dive deep into the draw for the Australian Open, and analyze the favorites, dark horses, and match-ups that matter.
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May 19, 2021
Champions Corner: Swiatek's lessons learned in Rome
Iga Swiatek captured her second title of the 2021 season and third overall with a stunning week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 in the final to capture her first WTA 1000 title. The 19-year-old saved match points in the third round and went on to tally two Top 10 wins to book her own spot in the Top 10 for the first time in her career.
Swiatek joined the podcast after her dominating final performance to reflect on a week of winning ugly that ended with perfection.
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May 11, 2021
Champions Corner: Sabalenka conquers clay in Madrid
Aryna Sabalenka won her 10th career title at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open, defeating World No.1 Ashleigh Barty 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 to capture her first title on clay. As a result, the 23-year-old will rise to a career-high No.4 in the rankings and zoom up to the No.3 position on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard. Only Barty and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka have earned more points this season.
Sabalenka joined the podcast after her Madrid win to discuss her magical week, why she needed it, and what she expects with Roland Garros around the corner.
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Apr 26, 2021
Champions Corner: Barty's battles from the brink in Stuttgart
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty tallied her 11th career title and a tour-leading third of the season at the 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, rallying from a set down in her last three matches to take the title in her tournament debut.
Barty reflects on the success of her long overseas trip so far, which has seen her win titles in Miami and Stuttgart and race to No.1 on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard.
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Mar 7, 2021
Champions Corner: Kvitova conquers Doha (again!)
Petra Kvitova captured her 28th career title at the 2021 Qatar Total Open, defeating Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-1 in the final. With the win, Kvitova won her first title since 2019 Stuttgart and tallied her tour-leading 20th victory in Doha.
Kvitova joins the podcast to break down the keys to her Doha title run. The Czech star also discusses her two Wimbledon titles and explains why her 2014 title run may have been career-defining.
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Feb 28, 2021
Champions Corner: Swiatek sizzles in Adelaide win
Iga Swiatek captured her first hardcourt title and second career title, winning the 2021 Adelaide International with a 6-2, 6-2 win over No.2 seed Belinda Bencic in the final.
Everything came together perfectly for Swiatek in Adelaide, where she steamrolled through the field to drop just 23 games over five matches, finishing her successful week by winning her final 18 service games.
Swiatek joins the podcast from Adelaide to reflect on what went right in Adelaide and explain how her mind, which craves logic and rationality, can produce a game that is so unpredictable.
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Feb 21, 2021
Champions Corner: Naomi Osaka wins No.4 at the Australian Open
Naomi Osaka captured her fourth major title at the Australian Open, defeating Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 to win her 2nd title in Melbourne. Osaka has now pulled off the New York-Melbourne double twice in her young career, and she will leave Australia riding a 21-match winning streak.
Osaka joined the podcast by phone from Melbourne to reflect on her win and look ahead to her prospects at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
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Jan 14, 2021
Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka picks up where she left off
Aryna Sabalenka can't lose. The 22-year-old Belarusian finished the 2020 season with back-to-back titles and she kicked off her 2021 season with another, defeating Veronika Kudermetova 6-2, 6-2 to win the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open. Her winning week extended her career-best winning streak to 15 matches, secured her third consecutive title and ninth of her career, and will propel her to a new career-high ranking on Monday at No.7.
That's not a bad week of work.
Sabalenka joined the WTA Insider Podcast from Abu Dhabi and reveals how losing her father put her tennis in perspective and how she plans to deal with the heightened expectations as she heads to the Australian Open as the hottest player on tour.
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Oct 29, 2020
A pillar of professionalism, Julia Goerges retires.
Julia Goerges has announced her retirement, ending a 15-year career that that saw her break into the Top 10, make a Wimbledon semifinal, capture seven WTA singles titles, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder alongside Germany's Golden Generation of talent, with Angelique Kerber, Andrea Petkovic, and Sabine Lisicki.
Goerges leaves behind a legacy of professionalism and respect that left an indelible mark on the WTA locker room, as evidenced by the outpouring of well-wishes from her colleagues and friends.
Goerges joins the podcast to reflect on her decision to hang up her trusty Babolat racquets, detail what it was like playing in the long shadow of Stefanie Graf, and why her straight-shooting ways left a mark on the tour's younger generation.
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Oct 26, 2020
Champions Corner: Sabalenka Sweeps in Ostrava
Aryna Sabalenka came back from the brink at the J&T Banka Ostrava Open to become the first player to sweep the singles and doubles titles at a Premier-level or higher since 2016.
After being five points from losing in her first two rounds of the tournament, Sabalenka dominated down the stretch, defeating Victoria Azarenka to win her 7th WTA singles title, and then teaming up with Elise Mertens to capture the doubles title.
Sabalenka joins the podcast after her successful week to reflect on what she learned from her slow starts and what she needs to do to apply this successful tour-level formula to the Slams.
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Oct 11, 2020
Champions Corner: Swiatek stuns in historic Roland Garros run
The youngest Roland Garros champion since Monica Seles. The most dominating Roland Garros title run since Stefanie Graf. The first Grand Slam singles champion from Poland.
19-year-old Iga Swiatek checked off quite a few boxes in Paris, where she lost just 28 games to capture her first major title.
The thoughtful teenager joins the podcast to reflect on her triumphant fortnight, reveal the keys to her nerveless play, and what her future holds.
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Sep 21, 2020
Champions Corner: Halep reminisces in Rome
Simona Halep extended her winning streak to 14 matches by finally capturing the one big clay-court title that has eluded her. The World No.2 came through in her third final in Rome to win the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for her third title of 2020 and 22nd title overall.
Halep joins the podcast to reflect on her seven-year journey in Rome, the site of her breakout tournament in 2013, and looks ahead to Roland Garros.
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Sep 13, 2020
Champions Corner: Osaka makes a statement at US Open
Naomi Osaka became the youngest woman to capture her third major title since 2008, rallying from a set and a break down to defeat Victoria Azarenka in the final of the 2020 US Open.
Osaka joins the podcast to reflect on her 11-match win-streak in the New York bubble, the keys to her title run, and how she hopes her concurrent activism will impact the sport and the world at large.
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Sep 9, 2020
Original 9: Gladys Heldman
On this episode we continue our series on the 50th anniversary of the Original 9, who came together on September 23rd in 1970 to sign a one dollar contract with promoter and World Tennis Magazine founder Gladys Heldman to form the first women's professional tour, a precursor to the WTA which would be formed three years later in 1973.
Today, thanks to our friends at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, we are excited to share a wonderful radio interview with Gladys Heldman herself, which was done during her induction to the Hall of Fame in 1979.
As Billie Jean King has said, “Without Gladys Heldman, there wouldn't be women's professional tennis. She was a passionate advocate for women tennis players and, as the driving force behind the start of the Virginia Slims Tour in 1970, she helped change the face of women's sports."
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Aug 29, 2020
Champions Corner: Victoria Azarenka returns to the Winner's Circle in Cincy
Victoria Azarenka ended a 12-month winless drought in style at the 2020 Western & Southern Open, not only capturing her first main draw match win since the summer of 2019, but her first title since 2016 and her first title since returning to the tour as a mother.
Azarenka joins the podcast to reflect on her resurgent week in New York, why she came close to retirement in January, and why, no matter whether she's winning or losing, we just can't stop talking about her.
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Aug 17, 2020
Champions Corner: Simona Halep, Jennifer Brady win big on restarts
Simona Halep and and Jennifer Brady join the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on their successful season restarts, which were punctuated by title runs at the Prague Open and Top Seed Open in Lexington, respectively.
World No.2 Halep extended her winning streak to nine matches after coming through a pair of early scares in Prague to win her 21st career title.
American Jennifer Brady captured her 1st WTA Title in dominant fashion, rolling through the Lexington field to win the title without losing a set and being broken just three times all week.
For both Halep and Brady, their title runs last week simply underlined their fabulous starts to the season. Not even a five-month shutdown could derail their progress.
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Jun 23, 2020
In Conversation: Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King will never stop fighting.
As part of the WTA's month-long celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, the WTA Legend and founder joins the podcast to reflect on how far the tennis LGBTQ community has come and where it still needs to make further inroads.
King also discusses her recent conversation with Roger Federer on the topic of tennis unity, what it was like to juggle her tennis career with her advocacy, and what she hopes today's generation of WTA players understands about the tour's groundbreaking history.
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Feb 29, 2020
Champions Corner: Sabalenka finds peace in Doha
Aryna Sabalenka rediscovered her game en route to the 2020 Qatar Total Open title, defeating tricky opponents, and mind-numbing wind, and Petra Kvitova in the final, 6-3, 6-3, to capture her first title of the season.
The 21-year-old joins the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on what went right during her Doha debut, what could have gone terribly wrong, and why her reunion with coach Dmitry Tursunov yielded immediate results.
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Feb 29, 2020
Champions Corner: Hsieh/Strycova Complete the Middle East Sweep in Doha
Top seeds Hsieh Su-Wei and Barbora Strycova dominated the tour's swing through the Middle East, becoming just the second doubles team to ever sweep the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and Qatar Total Open. Hsieh and Strycova rebounded from their quick Dubai turnaround to power through to their third title of the season at in Doha, defeating No.6 seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Jelena Ostapenko, 6-2, 5-7, 10-2 in the final.
Hsieh and Strycova join the WTA Insider Podcast to discuss their scintillating 2020 season start, what it means to them to complete a rare sweep, and dish on the difficulties of celebrating the phenomenal achievement.
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Feb 10, 2020
Original 9: Judy Dalton
The WTA Insider Podcast is excited to kick off our Original 9 podcast series, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic One Dollar Photo and the formation of the Virginia Slims Tour in 1970, which led to the foundation of the WTA three years later.
To kick off the series, we head down to Melbourne to sit in conversation with former World No.7 Judy Dalton, one of the two Australians to break away to join ranks with the Original 9.
Dalton reflects on her decision to risk it all to join the Virginia Slims Tour, the encouraging results of the survey on women's tennis she administered at Forest Hills, and what it's like to see an Australian World No.1 collect the biggest prize money check in professional tennis history.
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Feb 5, 2020
Champions Corner: Inside the Babos/Mladenovic Bond
Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic picked up right where they left off in 2019. Having capped off the season by winning the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, the duo became the first team since 2004 to win the Australian Open title without dropping a set, extending their win streak to 11 matches.
The pair catch up with WTA Insider after their title run in Melbourne, to go deep on how their true friendship was formed and why, without it, Team Babos/Mladenovic would not exist.
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Feb 1, 2020
Champions Corner: Sofia Kenin proves them wrong at the Australian Open.
Sofia Kenin became the youngest Australian Open champion since one of her idols Maria Sharapova and is set to become the youngest American to make her Top 10 debut since her other idol, Serena Williams.
Now she's ready for her close-up after winning her maiden Slam by defeating Garbiñe Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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Jan 13, 2020
Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova, Queen of Brisbane
Karolina Pliskova became the winningest player in Brisbane International history after becoming the first woman to win the title three times, defeating Madison Keys to capture the first Premier title of the season.
Pliskova joins the podcast to discuss what made her 2020 title run her toughest (she also won in 2017 and 2019) and looks ahead to how she'll prepare for the Australian Open with a new team in her box.
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Nov 4, 2019
Champions Corner: Ashleigh Barty wins the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty sealed her outstanding WTA season by winning the 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, defeating defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3 to tally her tour-leading 56th win of the season and fourth title of the year. For her efforts, the Queenslander took home over $4.4 million, the biggest prize money check in the history of professional tennis.
The 23-year-old reflects on her evolution into one of the most clutch players in the game and looks ahead to 2020, which will kick off under the intense spotlight of the Australian summer.
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Oct 27, 2019
Porsche Race to Shenzhen Podium Podcast with World No.1 Ashleigh Barty
The season-long Porsche Race to Shenzhen is over and it's Australia's 23-year-old phenom Ashleigh Barty who takes the checkered flag.
The World No.1 joins the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on her standout season, which saw her win three titles on three different surfaces, including her maiden major at Roland Garros and Premier Mandatory at the Miami Open, and finish the regular season as the tour leader in match wins.
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Oct 6, 2019
Champions Corner: Naomi Osaka sends a message with China Open win
Naomi Osaka extended her win-streak to 10 consecutive matches since the US Open, defeating World No.1 Ashleigh Barty 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win the China Open. The title is Osaka's third of the season and fifth of her career, paving the way for a resurgent fall as the reigning Australian Open champion eyes her final event at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen in three weeks.
Osaka joins the podcast to reflect on the key to winning her second Premier Mandatory title, which included tough wins over Barty and US Open Champion Bianca Andreescu, and how some soul-searching after a disappointing summer has steeled her resolve.
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Sep 28, 2019
Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka unleashes the tiger in Wuhan title defense
Aryna Sabalenka successfully defended her Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open title, defeating Alison Riske 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win her second title of the season and move her undefeated record in Wuhan to 12-0.
Sabalenka joins the podcast to discuss the lessons learned from her rocky sophomore season, what she wished she knew on January 1st of this season, and how a change in mindset triggered her dominant run to the title.
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Sep 12, 2019
Exclusive: Kim Clijsters announces her comeback
Former No.1 and four-time major champion Kim Clijsters joins the WTA Insider Podcast to discuss her decision to return to the tour over eight years since retiring in 2012. A popular player in the locker room and fan-favorite all over the globe, the 36-year-old Belgian reflects on her path back to competitive tennis, what she defines as success, and how she plans to juggle family life and tour life.
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Sep 8, 2019
Champions Corner: Bianca Andreescu proves she's the real deal in New York
19-year-old Bianca Andreescu made Canadian history at the 2019 US Open, becoming the first Canadian singles Slam champion ever with her 6-3, 7-5 win over Serena Williams in the final.
After starting the season ranked No.152m, Andreescu will rise to No.5 in the WTA Rankings on Monday and zoom up the Porsche Race to Shenzhen at No.4.
Andreescu joins the podcast after her title run to reflect on her breakout season, how she'll redefine her goals for the remainder of the season, and reveal the US Open playlist that inspired her to victory.
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Aug 19, 2019
Champions Corner: Madison Keys brings it home in Cincinnati
Madison Keys blasted 245 winners, including 45 in her 7-5, 7-6(5) win over Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the Western & Southern Open and return to the Top 10. The 24-year-old defeated four Slam champions - Garbiñe Muguruza, Simona Halep, Venus Williams, and Kuznetsova - en route to her 5th title of her career and 2nd of the season.
Keys joins the podcast to discuss her breakthrough week of controlled, aggressive tennis, her mindset going into the pressure-filled fortnight at the US Open, and how her grandparents felt after witnessing her triumph from the sidelines.
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Jul 13, 2019
2019 Wimbledon: Simona Halep plays it perfect to win the Championships
Simona Halep played the match of her life to defeat Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 to win 2019 Wimbledon. The World No.7, who will rise to No.4 on Monday, dropped just one set over the fortnight to become the first Romanian to win the Wimbledon singles title, her second major title in the last two years.
Hear Halep address reporters after her big win and then sit down with WTA Insider for a candid chat about what triggered her renewed mindset at Wimbledon and what it portends for the future.
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Jul 7, 2019
Andrea Jaeger on prodigies, platforms, and philanthropy
Former World No.2 Andrea Jaeger joins the podcast at Wimbledon after the launch of her Little Star Foundations Global Art Competition, to discuss how she grappled with the platform her early success gave her and offers advice for current athletes on how to give back to the communities the sport touches on a weekly basis.
Jaeger also weighs in on the story of the tournament so far, 15-year-old Coco Gauff. Jaeger turned pro when she was 14-years-old and made two major finals as a teenager before stepping away from the sport due to injury.
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Jun 9, 2019
Champions Corner: Ash Barty comes full circle at Roland Garros
Ashleigh Barty's first overseas trip from Australia took her to Paris 10 years ago as a 13-year-old. Now, the 23-year-old, who will rise to No.2 in the rankings on Monday, is the 2019 French Open champion. Barty became the first Australian woman to win a major since Samantha Stosur at the 2011 US Open and is set to become the highest-ranked Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.
Barty joins the podcast the day after her big win to reflect on the journey to her maiden major, which included a stint away from the sport and a heartbreaking moment right here on Court Philippe Chatrier two years ago.
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May 19, 2019
Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova reigns in Rome
Karolina Pliskova came to Rome with zero expectations and she leaves with the biggest clay title of her career. The Czech, who will rise to No.2 on Monday, rewrote her history in Rome, defeating Johanna Konta in the final to win the Internazionali BNL d"Italia.
The plain-speaking champ joins the podcast to reflect on the evolution of her game, her title run in Rome, and what it's like to travel the world with her husband Michal.
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May 11, 2019
Champions Corner: Kiki Bertens makes history in Madrid (w/ Raemon Sluiter)
Kiki Bertens became the first woman to ever win the Mutua Madrid Open title without losing a set, defeating reigning Roland Garros champion Simona Halep 6-4, 6-4 to win the biggest title of her career. The 27-year-old will make more history on Monday, when she rises to No.4 to become the highest-ranked Dutchwoman ever.
That's not a bad week's work.
Bertens and her coach Raemon Sluiter join the podcast to reflect on their monumental title run, and preview what's next as Roland Garros looms.
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Apr 28, 2019
Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova drives away in Stuttgart
In the end, Petra Kvitova raced away with her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title in Stuttgart, defeating Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-6(2) to win her 27th career title.
It wasn't always easy sailing for the Czech, who is set to return to No.2 on Monday, but Kvitova leaves Stuttgart with a load of confidence after winning her first clay title of the season in her first clay event.
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Apr 10, 2019
Julie Heldman on her new book, WTA history, and mental health
Julie Heldman, a member of the Original 9, marvels at what the WTA Tour has become in the 49 years since her brave cohorts signed the famous one dollar contract to form what would become the WTA. But she also wants the world to know that it wasn't all fun and games.
The author of "Driven: A Daughter's Odyssey", joins the podcast to the difficult dualities of her life on tour. From her fraught relationship with her mother Gladys Heldman, one of the instrumental figures in the formation of the tour, her battles with mental illness, to finding inspiration in being surrounded by a hard-nosed group of outcasts, Heldman candidly discusses her truth and her experience in hopes of educating the masses.
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Apr 8, 2019
Champions Corner: Madison Keys kicks up the clay in Charleston (w/ Juan Todero)
Madison Keys can win on clay. Now that she has, maybe she'll finally believe it. The 24-year-old took home her first clay title at the Volvo Car Open, defeating Caroline Wozniacki 7-6(5), 6-2 in the final.
The win capped off a resurgent week for Keys, who came into Charleston off two back-to-back heartbreaking three-set losses, and leaves with her 1st title since 2017 Stanford, having beaten three major champions - Jelena Ostapenko, Sloane Stephens, and Wozniacki - to win her fourth WTA title.
Hear from both Keys and her coach Juan Todero after their wildly successful reunion.
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Mar 30, 2019
Champions Corner: Ash Barty stuns at Miami Open
Australia's Ashleigh Barty capped off a Sunshine Swing full of surprises by defeating Karolina Pliskova to win the biggest title of her career at the Miami Open. The 22-year-old's title run included big wins over two of the most in-form players of the hardcourt season in Petra Kvitova and Pliskova, and cemented her Top 10 debut on Monday.
The Aussie sat down on the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on her successful fortnight, her comeback after her early-career hiatus, and to give some love to retired doubles partner Casey Dellacqua.
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Mar 17, 2019
Champions Corner: Bianca Andreescu makes history at Indian Wells
Bianca Andreescu didn't believe she'd win the BNP Paribas Open title when she arrived in Indian Wells and she almost bowed out in the first round. But the winningest player across all levels this season put together a statement run to her first WTA title, defeating four seeds and two Top 10 players in Elina Svitolina and Angelique Kerber in the final, coming back from a break down in the third to win.
The overwhelmed Canadian teen joins the podcast to reflect on her week in the California desert and the evolution of her game, which made everyone sit up and take notice over the Indian Wells fortnight.
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Feb 23, 2019
Champions Corner: Belinda Bencic is the 'Comeback Kid' in Dubai
Belinda Bencic capped off a stunning and dramatic run to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title, defeating Petra Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to win her second Premier 5 title.
En route to her biggest title since 2015, the 21-year-old Swiss saved match points against Aryna Sabalenka in the Round of 16, came back from a set down to oust Simona Halep, came back from 3-5 in the third to defeat two-time defending champion Elina Svitolina, and outlasted Kvitova in the final.
In all, Bencic tallied four consecutive Top 10 wins to secure her first tour-level title in over three years after injuries derailed her prodigious climb, which saw her rise to as high as No.7 in 2016.
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Jan 27, 2019
Champions Corner: Naomi Osaka ascends to No.1 after Australian Open triumph
Naomi Osaka is set to rise to World No.1 on Monday after her hard-fought fortnight in Melbourne, where she walked away with her second major title, defeating Petra Kvitova 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-4 to win the Australian Open.
It's deja vu for Osaka, who joins the WTA Insider Podcast the day after her win to reflect on her big milestone, which is finally starting to sink in.
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Jan 25, 2019
Champions Corner: Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai take home the Australian Open doubles title
Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai tallied their 10th consecutive win to win the Australian Open title, defeating No.2 seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-4 to win their first major title as a team.
Stosur and Zhang join the podcast to discuss their seed slaying run to the title - they knocked off the No.1 and No.2 seeds - their dramatic semifinal win over Barbora Strycova and Marketa Vondrousova, and how the title is even sweeter given it was Stosur who talked Zhang out of retiring in 2015.
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Jan 25, 2019
Australian Open Final Preview: Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova relaxed and ready to go
Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova have never faced each other. Neither have won the Australian Open. Neither has ever been World No.1.
All that changes on Saturday, as the two champions face-off in the Australian Open final, with the winner also being crowned the new WTA World No.1.
Osaka and Kvitova join Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen in Melbourne, to reflect on their different journeys to Saturday's final, and reveal how they've managed to keep their heads on straight in the first Slam of the season.
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Jan 12, 2019
2019 Australian Open Preview (w/ Reem Abulleil)
The first Slam of the 2019 season is already upon us! Freelance tennis reporter Reem Abulleil joins the podcast to analyze the draw and highlight the biggest storylines heading into the 2019 Australian Open.
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Jan 7, 2019
Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova's perfect start in Brisbane
Karolina Pliskova kicks off the 2019 Champions Corner Season after taking home her second Brisbane International title, coming back from the brink in the final to defeat Lesia Tsurenko 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
The Czech reflects on her week on the Gold Coast, the key pep talk from coach Rennae Stubbs, and how her scrappy title run gives her confidence heading to the Australian Open.
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Dec 30, 2018
New Year, New Me: Naomi Osaka bringing positive vibes into 2019
WTA Insider catches up with reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka at the Brisbane International after her off-season recharge. The 21-year-old discusses how things have changed at home after her breakout 2018 season, her New Year's resolutions, and how fame has impacted her biracial identity.
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Nov 4, 2018
Dubai Duty Free Year-End No.1s Simona Halep (w/ Darren Cahill) & Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova
For the second consecutive year, Simona Halep was awarded the WTA Year-End World No.1 Singles Award presented by Dubai Duty Free, receiving the Chris Evert World No.1 Trophy at a ceremony at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. Her doubles counterparts, the Czech duo of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova finished their two-Slam winning season atop the rankings as well.
Halep and her coach Darren Cahill join the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on their emotional ride in 2018, while Krejcikova and Siniakova recount their surprising finish at World No.1.
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Nov 4, 2018
Champions Corner: Ashleigh Barty wins Zhuhai in style
Ashleigh Barty came through a tough draw to win the biggest title of her young career at the 2018 Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, defeating Wang Qiang 6-3, 6-4 to win her second title of 2018. With the win, the 22-year-old is set to finish the season at a new career-high and begin her off-season hungry for more.
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Oct 30, 2018
Champions Corner: Babos/Mladenovic soar to Singapore title
Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic started their 2018 season by winning the biggest title in January at the Australian Open and they sealed a dream season with the title at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. The win was Mladenovic's first WTA Finals title, while it was a successful title defense for Babos.
The duo join the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on their season and why this title means so much to them.
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Oct 30, 2018
Champions Corner: Elina Svitolina stuns in Singapore
Elina Svitolina capped off a dramatic final Singapore staging of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global by winning the biggest title of her career and becoming the 1st woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to go undefeated at the WTA Finals.
An exhausted but ecstatic Svitolina joins the podcast to break down how she pulled off her Singapore Surprise.
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Oct 23, 2018
Coach's Corner: Rennae Stubbs putting it on the line for Pliskova
Doubles legend and ESPN commentator Rennae Stubbs joins the podcast from the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global to discuss her coaching partnership with former No.1 Karolina Pliskova, her call to bring more former players into the WTA coaching ranks, and why she's putting her job on the line to help the Czech learn how to win ugly.
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Oct 22, 2018
Champions Corner: Daria Kasatkina wins Moscow to make Top 10 debut
It's been a fantastic season for Daria Kasatkina, but she saved her biggest moment for the last weekend of the 2018 WTA regular season. The 21-year-old Russian came back from a set and 4-1 down in the final to defeat Ons Jabeur 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 to win the Kremlin Cup.
Kasatkina joins the podcast to discuss her triumphant week in Moscow, the coaching timeout heard 'round the world with coach Philippe Dehaes, and why it means the world to her to win Moscow and finally make her Top 10 debut.
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Oct 20, 2018
Simona Halep wins the 2018 Porsche Race to Singapore
Simona Halep tops off her dream 2018 season by finishing the year atop the Porsche Race to Singapore Leaderboard for the second consecutive season.
The World No.1 and 2018 WTA Player of the Year joins the podcast from the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global to reflect on her smart and efficient season, which saw her race away from the field.
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Oct 19, 2018
2018 WTA Finals Preview (w/ Pete Odgers, Sophie Amiach, and Mikey Perera)
The draw is done and the groups are set for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, and the WTA World Feed commentary team can't contain their excitement.
Pete Odgers, Sophie Amiach, and Mikey Perera join the podcast from the glamorous Gala Evening in Singapore to give their thoughts on the Elite Eight set to compete in WTA's crown jewel event.
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Oct 7, 2018
Champions Corner: Caroline Wozniacki wins big in Beijing as Singapore looms
World No.2 Caroline Wozniacki pitched up to the China Open and laid down the perfect week. En route to her 30th career title in Beijing, the reigning Australian Open champion booked her spot for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global and won her 3rd title of the season without dropping a set.
Wozniacki joined the the WTA Insider Podcast after her win over Anastasija Sevastova in the final to reflect on a week that began with doubts but ended with a trophy, on her phenomenal 12 month run, and she reveals what she'll be dreaming about during her 10 hour flight home.
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Oct 1, 2018
Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka dominates in Wuhan (also w/ Dmitry Tursunov)
Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka consolidated her incredible summer hardcourt season with the biggest title of her career, dominating the field to win the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.
Now up to a career-high No.16, Sabalenka and her coach Dmitry Tursunov join the podcast to unpack how she's been able to evolve her game and her mindset to become one of the most dangerous players on tour.
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Sep 30, 2018
Team #AngryBirds and Team Benelux (name pending) qualify for Singapore (w/ Sestini-Hlavackova/Strycova, Schuurs/Mertens)
The doubles field for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore is nearly set, as two more teams booked their spots at the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open. Hear from both teams on this episode.
First up are the Czech duo from Plzen, Andrea Sestini Hlavackova and Barbora Strycova, who became the third team to qualify by making the final in Wuhan. Hear from #TeamAngryBirds (Andi = Angry, Bara = Birds) on what makes their team click and why they don't want to be painting coffee cups in Singapore. It all makes sense after you listen.
Second, you'll hear from Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs, who won their fourth title this year in Wuhan to book their Singapore debut. Demi discusses her unbelievable season, how you pronounce her name, and why they've tried and failed to come up with a good team name. Maybe you can help!
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Sep 24, 2018
Champions Corner: Karolina Pliskova aces Tokyo
Karolina Pliskova boosted her chances for Singapore with the best serving performance of her career to win her second title of 2018 at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. En route to the title, Pliskova saved match points in her third round against Alison Riske before dominating US Open champion Naomi Osaka in Saturday's final.
Pliskova joins the podcast from the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open to reflect on what sparked her mid-season resurgence and why there's nothing like having your dad in your corner.
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Sep 10, 2018
Champions Corner: Naomi Osaka wins the US Open
Naomi Osaka became the 1st Japanese player, man or woman, to win a major title at the US Open, by defeating her self-professed idol Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in Saturday's final.
Hear from the 20-year-old in her own words, as she reflects on her triumphant fortnight and how the win positions her for the rest of the season.
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Sep 8, 2018
US Open Final Preview: Serena vs. Naomi (w/ Ava Wallace & Akatsuki Uchida)
Courtney Nguyen is joined by Ava Wallace (Washington Post) and Akatsuki Uchida (Smash Magazine) to preview the 2018 US Open final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka.
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Aug 25, 2018
2018 US Open Preview (w/ Reem Abulleil)
Simona, Sloane, and Serena. Those are the three names on everyone's lips as the 2018 US Open is set to begin.
And they're all in the same half of the draw.
Reem Abulleil joins the podcast to break down the draw and look ahead at what we can expect at the final Slam of the season.
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Aug 19, 2018
Champions Corner: Kiki Bertens stuns in Cincinnati
Kiki Bertens put an exclamation mark on her stellar summer hardcourt season, saving match point to defeat No.1 Simona Halep in three sets to win the biggest title of her career at the Western & Southern Open.
The win Berten's 6th straight over a Top 10 player during the US Open Series, and the Dutchwoman became the 1st player to defeat the World No.1 and World No.2 to lift a title since Garbiñe Muguruza here in Cincinnati last year.
The 26-year-old from the Netherlands joins the podcast to reflect on her incredible 10 months, which saw her go from contemplating retirement to putting together the best season of her career.
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Aug 13, 2018
Champions Corner: Simona Halep wins Montreal and qualifies for the WTA Finals
World No.1 Simona Halep put in a "brutal effort" to win her third title of the season and second in Montreal at the Coupe Rogers. Coming off a lengthy break after Wimbledon, the Romanian defeated four Top 20 players and came through a grueling top-quality final against Sloane Stephens, winning 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4 in a rematch of the French Open final.
Halep's effort was rewarded with not just the Montreal trophy, but the 26-year-old became the first player to qualify for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. Halep is the only player to qualify for all five editions of the WTA Finals in Singapore.
Simona joins the podcast to reflect on her barrier-breaking week in Canada and breaks down how she's been able to bring a consistent high-level week in and week out on the WTA Tour.
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Aug 6, 2018
Champions Corner: Mihaela Buzarnescu's seals it in San Jose
Mihaela Buzarnescu secured her 1st WTA title and Top 20 debut with a dominant win over Maria Sakkari to capture the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose.
It's easy to forget just how far this result seemed 12 months ago, when the Romanian was ranked No.147 and just at the beginning of her comeback to the sport after years of injuries and surgeries. In fact, this time last summer, the 30-year-old had yet to make her WTA main draw debut, let alone win a match. Now she's tied for fourth in most wins this year.
If it's hard to get your head around Buzarnescu's 2018 success, don't worry: it blows her mind, too.
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Jul 9, 2018
Kim Clijsters relishing her mentoring role as she returns to Singapore
Former No.1 and four-time major champion Kim Clijsters joins the podcast from Wimbledon to discuss her returning role as a WTA Finals Legends Ambassador and how she's found herself in a mentoring role for the game's young stars.
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Jul 5, 2018
#WomenThatAchieve: Anne Worcester on Wimbledon, equality, and social change
In what is quickly becoming a Wimbledon tradition, Connecticut Open Tournament Director Anne Worcester joins the podcast once again from the All England Club to reflect on the progress she's seen over the years in women's tennis and looks ahead to see where the tour, tournaments, players, and fans can take things forward.
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Jun 25, 2018
Champions Corner: Petra Kvitova's dream season continues in Birmingham
In what many would consider Petra Kvitova's best WTA season, the big-hitting Czech won six titles in 2011, capturing her first Wimbledon title before finishing the season as the WTA Finals champion.
But how about this: Kvitova now has five titles under her belt, is up to No.2 in the Porsche Race to Singapore, and we haven't even hit the grass at Wimbledon yet.
After defending her title at the Nature Valley Classic to tally her tour-best fifth title of 2018, Kvitova joined the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on her season and look ahead to her favorite Slam: Wimbledon.
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Jun 10, 2018
Champions Corner: Simona Halep reflects on her bumpy road to the Roland Garros title
It always felt inevitable, but in sports you never know.
No.1 Simona Halep finally got her hands on the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen she's been dreaming of as a child, coming back to defeat Sloane Stephens to win the 2018 French Open title.
Halep joins the podcast a day after her emotional triumph to reflect on her bumpy journey to her maiden major in Paris.
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Jun 8, 2018
RG18 Final Preview: Simona vs. Sloane
The Roland Garros final is set and it will pit No.1 Simona Halep's quest to snap her 0-3 record in major finals to finally win the one tournament she holds dear to her heart, against No.10 Sloane Stephens' 6-0 record career record in finals.
Something's gotta give.
Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen re-assembles an international panel of tennis journalists - Reem Abulleil (Sport360), Ben Rothenberg (The New York Times), and Rene Denfeld (MyTennis) - to break down a final many are calling a 50-50 proposition.
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Jun 3, 2018
RG18 Roundtable: Dissecting the draw after Week 1
With Week 1 of the French Open in the books, Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen assembles a roundtable of journalists in Paris to break down what we've learned so far, where Garbiñe Muguruza has looked impressive, Elina Svitolina's exit was surprising, and we buckle up for another installment of Serena vs. Maria XXII.
Joining the podcast are Reem Abulleil, freelance journalist for Sport360 in Dubai, Ben Rothenberg, editor for Racquet Magazine and freelance journalist for The New York Times, Rene Denfeld, writer for MyTennis in Germany, and David Avakian, editor for Tennis Magazine in Holland.
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