WTA Insider Podcast 2q4f11

The first Grand Slam of the 2025 Hologic WTA Season is in the books and Madison Keys is the Australian Open champion. The feel-good story of January sealed the deal on Saturday at Melbourne Park, where she became the first woman in nearly 20 years to defeat World No.1 and No.2 in the semifinals and finals of a Grand Slam. The elated and exhausted champion s the podcast to explain why she wouldn't trade her rollercoaster career for anything. 

Coco Gauff picked up right where she left off to start the 2025 Hologic WTA Tour season. The World No.3 went undefeated at the United Cup to help lead Team USA to its second title at the mixed-teams event, punctuated by a hard-fought win over No.2 Iga Swiatek. 

Coco Gauff heard it all. After being written off after the US Open, the 20-year-old American surged to the finish to take her biggest title of the year at the WTA Finals Riyadh presented by PIF. She ed the podcast during her mad dash to the airport to break down another milestone achievement.

Aryna Sabalenka s the podcast after her historic three-peat at the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open. Fast courts, slow courts, power or small ball, Sabalenka is proving she can win anywhere. 

Karolina Muchova s the podcast from the China Open, where she continues to excel at what she jokes is "her part-time job, this tennis thing." The mission for this episode, if she chooses to accept it: no talking about tennis. 

A year on from helping lead North Carolina State to the NCAA Championship Final, Diana Shnaider is firmly rooted in the Top 20 on the Hologic WTA Tour and rising. The 20-year-old s the podcast to discuss her very foreign college experience and remarkable surge up the rankings. 

Aryna Sabalenka s the podcast from the makeup chair after her redemptive run to the US Open title, her second Grand Slam win of the season and third overall. Her next mission? Chasing down the World No.1.

Madison Keys is all about improvement, whether at home or on the court. The American s the podcast to discuss the key technical changes that boosted her clay-court success this year and the hilarious months-long process of home renovation. 

What's it like growing up five minutes away from one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world? Peyton Stearns s the podcast to reminisce about her time at the Cincinnati Open and reflect on her season full of career milestones.

Donna Vekic is a woman of the world. And she has the excess baggage to prove it. The Croatian star ed the podcast from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in April to evaluate her level after the first three months of the season and reveal the hard truths about tennis' glamour side. 

Daria Kasatking ed the podcast at the start of the Berlin Ladies Open. Two weeks later, she won the Rothesay International, her first career grass-court title. Coincidence? We think not. 

Karolina Muchova is set to return this week from a 10-month injury layoff, which included surgery on her right wrist. She s the podcast from the Rothesay International to discuss her comeback, why she never panicked during her tough rehab, and why she can't blame her bum wrist for her guitar skills.

Bianca Andreescu didn't know it yet, but she was in for a big week at the Libema Open. The 2019 US Open champion ed the podcast mid-tournament to reflect on her injury-addled career so far and explain why she remains confident her best tennis is ahead of her.

2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova s the podcast from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as she rebuilds her season after injury and illness sidelined her in the spring. 

Marta Kostyuk will always be an emotional person and player. But in 2024, the 21-year-old Ukrainian has found a way to make peace with it. The result? A career-best season full of outstanding milestones. Kostyuk ed the podcast during her run to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix to explain how she's been able to stay grounded. 

Iga Swiatek isn't one to take a backseat to anyone, but after becoming the first woman since Serena Williams to sweep the titles in Madrid and Rome, the World No.1 was happy to make an exception. Swiatek s the podcast from the backseat of a BMW after winning her third Internazionali BNL d'Italia to detail her ability to adapt, evolve and improve. 

As the Hologic WTA Tour winds through the clay season, Maria Sakkari s the podcast to discuss the realities of life as a touring professional. From reviewing invoices to enduring daily performance reviews, sometimes a job is still just a job.

How'd she do that? Iga Swiatek isn't entirely sure. The World No.1 s the podcast to discuss her incredible match-point-saving win over Aryna Sabalenka to win her first Mutua Madrid Open title and 20th Hologic WTA Tour title overall. 

Taylor Townsend isn't here for any asterisks or qualifiers next to her name. The fan-favorite American s the podcast in Miami to discuss the challenges of living a full and balanced life as a professional tennis player. 

From a prodigious junior career to World No.2, Spain's Paula Badosa has been through it all. Now, as she plots her comeback from a serious back injury, she s the podcast to discuss the struggle to get back where she belongs.