WTA Insider Podcast

WTA Insider Podcast

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WTA Insider Podcast episodes

  • 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.
    20 min
  • 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.

    41 min
  • 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.

    20 min
  • 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.

    51 min
  • 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.

    16 min
  • 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.

    20 min
  • 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.

    11 min

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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,…