Jessica Pegula: Climbing the WTA rankings with 1% improvement
Jan 09, 2022•42 min•Ep. 1
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Episode description
18th ranked Jessica Pegula joins us for the first episode of Baseline Intelligence. She recently wrapped up a career year by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Australian Open and jumping 44 spots in the WTA Rankings.
We talk:
1:55 - What she credits her jump in the rankings to
7:25 - How 1% improvement makes all the difference
10:35 - What she counts as a bad error
14:45 - Her most basic tactic in a match
21:36 - What she did as a junior that helped her become a pro
23:56 - What she would do differently as a junior player
34:34 - Tells us about practice "tickles"
38:10 - Why she feeds her dogs so much before she goes on the road
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