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Episode 21: Going coast to coast
Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen is joined by WTA Web Editor David Kane to discuss Victoria Azarenka's big win over No. 1 Serena Williams at the BNP Paribas Open. What does the win mean for Vika and how well does it set her up for the rest of the season? You'll also hear from Vika herself in our Champion's Corner.
Senior Writer Courtney Nguyen is joined by WTA Web Editor David Kane to discuss Victoria Azarenka's big win over No. 1 Serena Williams at the BNP Paribas Open. What does the win mean for Vika and how well does it set her up for the rest of the season? You'll also hear from Vika herself in our Champion's Corner.
Episode 22: FROM CONCRETE TO CLAY
Azarenka: "Being a part of the discussion, I don't listen to it that much, because it's not interesting to me. Opinions, talks, it's all more for people who are outside the sport. For me, I need to work and focus on my work, because it's not going to happen if I don't put the work in."
Navratilova on Serena: "You don't panic. Not when it comes to a great player like Serena Williams. I just think she needs to find some joy. It seems to me she's just not happy on the court. Even when things were ot going her way it seemed like she was embracing that fight and right now I don't see her embracing that fight. Sometimes that's enough to not be able to finish those comebacks. If she finds that emotion, that passion for being in those fights then I think she'll right the ship. There's nothing wrong with her game."
Navratilova on Kvitova: "Coachless doesn't work. You can't coach yourself. Even Roger Federer needed a coach. He was always with Severin Lüthi but he would pick up other people."
Azarenka: "Being a part of the discussion, I don't listen to it that much, because it's not interesting to me. Opinions, talks, it's all more for people who are outside the sport. For me, I need to work and focus on my work, because it's not going to happen if I don't put the work in."
Navratilova on Serena: "You don't panic. Not when it comes to a great player like Serena Williams. I just think she needs to find some joy. It seems to me she's just not happy on the court. Even when things were ot going her way it seemed like she was embracing that fight and right now I don't see her embracing that fight. Sometimes that's enough to not be able to finish those comebacks. If she finds that emotion, that passion for being in those fights then I think she'll right the ship. There's nothing wrong with her game."
Navratilova on Kvitova: "Coachless doesn't work. You can't coach yourself. Even Roger Federer needed a coach. He was always with Severin Lüthi but he would pick up other people."
Episode 23: Coach's Corner with David Taylor
Episode 24: Fertile Soil (Kerber, Siegemund)
Episode 25: Halep wins Madrid, Strycova opens up
Episode 26: Serena wins Rome, Steve Simon on Equal Prize Money
Episode 27: Garbiñe Muguruza Wins Roland Garros
Episode 28: CoCo Vandeweghe cranks it up
Episode 24: Fertile Soil (Kerber, Siegemund)
Episode 25: Halep wins Madrid, Strycova opens up
Episode 26: Serena wins Rome, Steve Simon on Equal Prize Money
Episode 27: Garbiñe Muguruza Wins Roland Garros
Episode 28: CoCo Vandeweghe cranks it up
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