Desirae Krawczyk is our guest for the 25th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Des has won four mixed doubles major championships and seven doubles titles on the WTA tour. She's currently ranked 16th in the world and reached a career high ranking of 10th in the world this past summer.

We talk:

1:52 Reaching the top 10 milestone

2:42 Building self confidence

5:25 How she handles losing

6:39 Her post match process

8:28 Playing in pressure situations

9:37 What her preseason looks like

12:00 Off court training for doubles

13:18 What she needs to improve

16:00 What she looks for in a partner

21:46 Moving more at the net

22:55 Why the fake signal is overused

24:20 Where to return against an aggressive opponent

25:08 What she does when she's playing poorly

27:15 Advice for the 4.0 player

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