Natalia Vikhlyantseva reached a career high of 54 in the world in 2017, and recently made news because she was unable to play in Australia because her SPUTNIK vaccine was not allowed. We discussed this, as well as the Djokovic situation in length.

Born and raised in Volgograd, Russia we discussed her life in tennis, how she was signed by IMG, and how she was invited to train at the Mouratoglou Academy. She told an amazing story of how a month in Australia changed the trajectory of her entire career, and how quickly it can all go away.

Recorded 1.18 released 1.20

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