Beyond The Baseline: SI's Tennis Podcast with Jon Wertheim

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Singer-Songwriter Eric Hutchinson Aug 03, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson, who an interesting connection to tennis. Hutchinson talks about touring as a musician, and how it compares to tennis players traveling around the world on the ATP or WTA tours from tournament to tournament, if there is anything competitive about being a touring musician, Novak Djokovic, injuries in tennis and the upcoming U.S. Open and more. Hutchinson also talks about his song “Watching You Watch Him,” which he wrote because his wife is obsessed with Roger Federer.
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Ana Ivanovic on retired life in Chicago Jul 27, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Ana Ivanovic from Chicago. The former World No. 1 and French Open champ talks about what her life is like now that she is living in the Windy City with her husband and Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and her current relationship with tennis. Ivanovic also discusses if a career in broadcast is in her future, her reading habits and more.
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands on injury recovery process, more Jul 20, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Bethanie Mattek-Sands from New York City, where she is recovering from a knee inury she suffered during her second round singles match at Wimbledon. Mattek-Sands explains what was going through her mind on court, what happened in the moments afterwards and what she thought when she first looked at her knee. Mattek-Sands also talks about her rehab process, including what her day-to-day entails, how she gets around, what her timeline is for recovery and a return to tennis and more.
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Paul Annacone from Wimbledon 2017 Jul 13, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim checks in from the second week at the All England Club at Wimbledon to talk with Paul Annacone. The pair discusses the women's final between Venus Williams and Garbine Muguruza, those who have dropped out of the tournament, including Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and his chances at a ninth Wimbledon title and more.
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Checking in from Wimbledon Week One Jul 06, 2017

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On this week's episode, Jon Wertheim checks in from the first week at the All England Club at Wimbledon, where the top seeds still remain on both the men's and women's sides, but both titles are still very much up for grabs. Wertheim talks with SI tennis producer Jamie Lisanti and the pair discusses the current storylines surrounding the tournament, including Bethanie Mattek-Sands' injury, Bernard Tomic's comments and his dropped racket sponsor, retirements on the men's side, the favorites in the women's draw with Karolina Pliskova and Petra Kvitova out of the tournament and more.
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Kim Clijsters on Wimbledon, motherhood, Hall of Fame induction Jun 29, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters ahead of Wimbledon 2017. Clijsters talks about how she managed motherhood when she was on the WTA tour, the biggest challenge she faced coming back to tennis after her pregnancy, the differences between being a mom and being a tennis player, how she thinks Serena will handle it, and more. Wertheim and Clijsters also talk about her induction into the Tennis Hall of Fame with Andy Roddick on July 22, what she enjoyed most in her career, her work with Yanina Wickmayer during Wimbledon this year and more.
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2017 NCAA singles champion Brienne Minor Jun 22, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with sophomore and University of Michigan women's tennis team member Brienne Minor, who became the program's first national champion and first African-American woman to win a Division I singles championship. Minor talks about the ups and downs of college tennis, how she balances sports and academics, her plans to go pro after she finishes school and more.
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Murphy Jensen opens up about his battle with addiction Jun 15, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with former ATP doubles champion Murphy Jensen from Paris. Partnered with his brother, Luke, Murphy rose to fame when the duo won the 1993 French Open doubles title. The match—and the win—changed their lives forever. But for Murphy, the fame also came with a lifestyle filled with drugs and alcohol. He discusses how these issues began to affect his tennis career, how he went "missing at Wimbledon," how he finally realized he was struggling with an addiction and needed help in 1999, and more.
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Jon Wertheim checks in from Roland Garros 2017 Week 1 Jun 01, 2017

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On this week's episode, Jon Wertheim checks in from the first week at Roland Garros in Paris with SI tennis producer Jamie Lisanti. The pair discusses the current storylines surrounding the tournament, including Margaret Court's recent comments, Juan Martin del Potro's act of sportsmanship in his match against Nico Almagro, Stevie Johnson's tearful wins and much more.
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Previewing the 2017 French Open with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario May 25, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with former tennis player and three-time French Open champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario about the 2017 French Open. Vicario discusses what the tournament means to her, Rafael Nadal and his chances at winning the title in Paris this year, which women's players have a shot at the title and more.
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