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

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Jake Agna on the revival of tennis in Cuba May 18, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Jake Agna, director of Kids on the Ball, an American non-profit based in Vermont. Agna spearheaded the efforts to help rebuild the courts at the National Tennis Center in Havana, Cuba, and he talks about how he raised money, how he became involved in the process, where tennis fits into the Cuban sports scene and more.
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Catching up with former ATP player Brian Vahaly May 11, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with former ATP player and University of Virginia college player Brian Vahaly. Now working in finance as a venture capitalist, Wertheim talks with 37-year-old Vahaly on his post-playing days, how he made the transition into his current role, his current relationship with the sport and more. Vahaly also discusses his life after retiring from tennis and how when he stopped playing competitively and left the game he was forced to come to terms with things about himself, including his happiness, his career aspirations and his sexuality.
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Chris "Mad Dog" Russo talks tennis May 04, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with sports radio personality and huge tennis fan Chris "Mad Dog" Russo on recent results and the upcoming French Open and lead-up clay tournaments. Russo also explains how he became so interested in the sport and his personal playing career. He also talks about why, in his opinion, tennis loses out against more popular sports in the U.S., the struggles local radio stations and newspapers have when trying to cover top tennis players and tournaments, how tennis can become more relevant to the mainstream sports media and more.
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Marcus Willis on life after Wimbledon, starting a family Apr 27, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Marcus Willis, the now-26-year-old, No. 401-ranked British player who became the fairytale story of Wimbledon last year. He recalls how his time at Wimbledon has altered his career, what it's like being a father, his plans to move to the U.S., what he's expecting for this year's Wimbledon tournament and more.
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Paul Annacone on Federer's surge; TV analyst role Apr 20, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Paul Annacone about Roger Federer's surging 2017 season, on-court coaching, Annacone's transition from a player to TV, his current role as a Tennis Channel analyst and more.
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Sascha Bajin on coaching and more Apr 13, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Sascha Bajin about how he ended up becoming a WTA tennis coach, what his goals are in this field, what it's like coaching top WTA players and more. He also talks about his current partnership with Caroline Wozniacki and past experiences with Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, and more.
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Lindsay Davenport on WTA storylines, Federer-Nadal Apr 06, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Lindsay Davenport from the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., where she talks about WTA storylines of the year, including the reemergence of Venus Williams and the current state of Angelique Kerber's game. The pair also discusses Roger Federer's "Sunshine Double," Rafael Nadal and his head-to-head matchup against Federer, her current coaching situation, now that she has returned to Madison Keys' team, and more.
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Robbie Koenig on top ATP storylines right now Mar 30, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Robbie Koenig about all things ATP tennis, including the three top storylines in the game right now: the resurgence of Roger Federer, the question of whether Nick Kyrgios will progress or regress this season, and what is happening with Novak Djokovic's 2017 season. Koenig also talks about traveling in tennis, how much he watches the women's game and more.
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Tracy Austin talks tennis from Indian Wells Mar 16, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Tracy Austin from Indian Wells to talk about the state of the women's game right now, Angelique Kerber, Serena Williams and more. Austin also talks about mental toughness, how media obligations can affect match results, if she would ever coach a player in the future and more.
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Sloane Stephens from Indian Wells Mar 09, 2017

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On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Sloane Stephens from Indian Wells, who is attending the tournament not as a participant but as an on-looker(and journalist), after undergoing foot surgery earlier in the year. Stephens talks about the injury, her rehab, what she makes of Maria Sharapova's return to tennis next month, her role as commentator as part of the Tennis Channel team in Indian Wells and more.
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