On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson, who an interesting connection to tennis. Hutchinson talks about touring as a musician, and how it compares to tennis players traveling around the world on the ATP or WTA tours from tournament to tournament, if there is anything competitive about being a touring musician, Novak Djokovic, injuries in tennis and the upcoming U.S. Open and more. Hutchinson also talks about his song “Watching You Watch Him,” which...
Aug 03, 2017•45 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Ana Ivanovic from Chicago. The former World No. 1 and French Open champ talks about what her life is like now that she is living in the Windy City with her husband and Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and her current relationship with tennis. Ivanovic also discusses if a career in broadcast is in her future, her reading habits and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...
Jul 27, 2017•32 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Bethanie Mattek-Sands from New York City, where she is recovering from a knee inury she suffered during her second round singles match at Wimbledon. Mattek-Sands explains what was going through her mind on court, what happened in the moments afterwards and what she thought when she first looked at her knee. Mattek-Sands also talks about her rehab process, including what her day-to-day entails, how she gets around, what her timeline is for reco...
Jul 20, 2017•34 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim checks in from the second week at the All England Club at Wimbledon to talk with Paul Annacone. The pair discusses the women's final between Venus Williams and Garbine Muguruza, those who have dropped out of the tournament, including Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and his chances at a ninth Wimbledon title and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 13, 2017•21 min
On this week's episode, Jon Wertheim checks in from the first week at the All England Club at Wimbledon, where the top seeds still remain on both the men's and women's sides, but both titles are still very much up for grabs. Wertheim talks with SI tennis producer Jamie Lisanti and the pair discusses the current storylines surrounding the tournament, including Bethanie Mattek-Sands' injury, Bernard Tomic's comments and his dropped racket sponsor, retirements on the men's side, the favorites in th...
Jul 06, 2017•29 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters ahead of Wimbledon 2017. Clijsters talks about how she managed motherhood when she was on the WTA tour, the biggest challenge she faced coming back to tennis after her pregnancy, the differences between being a mom and being a tennis player, how she thinks Serena will handle it, and more. Wertheim and Clijsters also talk about her induction into the Tennis Hall of Fame with Andy Roddick on July 22, w...
Jun 29, 2017•33 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with sophomore and University of Michigan women's tennis team member Brienne Minor, who became the program's first national champion and first African-American woman to win a Division I singles championship. Minor talks about the ups and downs of college tennis, how she balances sports and academics, her plans to go pro after she finishes school and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...
Jun 22, 2017•21 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with former ATP doubles champion Murphy Jensen from Paris. Partnered with his brother, Luke, Murphy rose to fame when the duo won the 1993 French Open doubles title. The match—and the win—changed their lives forever. But for Murphy, the fame also came with a lifestyle filled with drugs and alcohol. He discusses how these issues began to affect his tennis career, how he went "missing at Wimbledon," how he finally realized he was struggling with an a...
Jun 15, 2017•48 min
On this week's episode, Jon Wertheim checks in from the first week at Roland Garros in Paris with SI tennis producer Jamie Lisanti. The pair discusses the current storylines surrounding the tournament, including Margaret Court's recent comments, Juan Martin del Potro's act of sportsmanship in his match against Nico Almagro, Stevie Johnson's tearful wins and much more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 01, 2017•18 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with former tennis player and three-time French Open champion Arantxa Sanchez Vicario about the 2017 French Open. Vicario discusses what the tournament means to her, Rafael Nadal and his chances at winning the title in Paris this year, which women's players have a shot at the title and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
May 25, 2017•32 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
May 18, 2017•29 min
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 th...
May 11, 2017•36 min
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...
May 04, 2017•35 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 27, 2017•31 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Apr 20, 2017•31 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Apr 13, 2017•32 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://...
Apr 06, 2017•34 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir...
Mar 30, 2017•36 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Mar 16, 2017•26 min
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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: ht...
Mar 09, 2017•23 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Ryan Harrison after winning his first career ATP Title at the Memphis Open last week. He talks about how he was able to turn things around in the past six months after a string of poor results and a dropped ranking and the ups and downs of his pro career, including his struggles with pressure, expectations and finances, and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 23, 2017•34 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Stan Smith about his tennis career, but also the adidas athletic sneaker that has come to overshadow those achievements on the court. Wertheim and Smith also talk about college tennis, why the elongated careers of current players build the case for playing college tennis, Smith's coaching and advice to aspiring tennis players and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 16, 2017•32 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with 19-year-old, 7-foot-tall Reilly Opelka from a tournament in San Francisco about how he got into tennis, how he deals with the travel and demands of the sport, his friendship with other young, up-and-coming American players, the current landscape of tennis and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 09, 2017•35 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Tennis Channel commentator Mary Carillo about what has happened in the tournament so far, including the upsets of Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber and Andy Murray and the current remaining players, including Venus and Serena Williams. Wertheim and Carillo breakdown the various storylines of the final days of the tournament, talk about the theme of longevity and discuss Roger Federer, Nick Kyrgios, Grigor Dimitrov and more. Advertising Inquirie...
Jan 27, 2017•36 min
On the second episode of the week from the Australian Open in Melbourne, host Jon Wertheim talks with Tennis Channel analyst Paul Annacone to discuss the shocking upset of No. 2 Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams's form and chances at the title, how Djokovic's loss creates opportunities for other players and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jan 20, 2017•24 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Martina Navratilova about the current state of men's and women's tennis, her takeaways from the lead-up tournaments, the recent coaching changes and more. Navratilova also discusses Serena Williams's momentum and preparation heading into Melbourne, the aging and maturation of players during their careers and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jan 12, 2017•31 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with James Blake about Novak Djokovic, the return of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in 2017, Andy Murray's rise to No. 1 and more. Wertheim and Blake also talk about Djokovic without coach Boris Becker, how Serena Williams will fare in 2017, what to expect out of the top-ranked Americans and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jan 05, 2017•30 min
On this week's episode of the SI Tennis Beyond the Baseline Podcast, Sports Illustrated executive editor and host Jon Wertheim talks with Pam Shriver. Former player and current broadcaster for ESPN, Shriver joins the podcast to review the 2016 tennis season, including the rise of Angelique Kerber on the women's side and Andy Murray on the men's side. Shriver also talks about the state of tennis right now, how many more majors she thinks Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Maria Shar...
Dec 15, 2016•33 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Nicole Gibbs to talk about her plans for the offseason, her assessment of the 2016 season, the reason why she made a racket change for the 2017, why she chose to play college tennis and more. Gibbs also talks about the relationship between betting and tennis and how it affects the way players are treated on social media. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 08, 2016•34 min
On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with World No. 23 Jack Sock about his 2016 season, the status of his doubles game, format changes in tennis and the “Next Gen” ATP players. Sock also talks about why he is a sports fan, his 2017 goals, presidential politics in the tennis locker room and more. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 01, 2016•29 min
