WTA Insider Podcast

WTA Insider

The official podcast of the Women's Tennis Association, hosted by Courtney Nguyen, Senior Writer, WTA Insider. Bringing fans closer to the WTA with weekly analysis and interviews with players, broadcasters, and the men and women behind the scenes who drive women's tennis.

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20 episodes
Updated Jan 26, 2025

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Jan 26, 2025 · 13 min
Champions Corner: Madison Keys gets her Grand Slam
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 joins the podcast to explain why she wouldn't trade her rollercoaster career for anything.
Jan 6, 2025 · 9 min
Champions Corner: New season, same Coco
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.
Nov 10, 2024 · 12 min
Champions Corner: Coco Gauff claps back in Riyadh
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 joined the podcast during her mad dash to the airport to break down another milestone achievement.
Oct 13, 2024 · 12 min
Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka finds perfect harmony in Wuhan
Aryna Sabalenka joins 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.
Oct 2, 2024 · 15 min
In Conversation: Karolina Muchova takes the no-tennis challenge
Karolina Muchova joins 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.
Sep 23, 2024 · 17 min
In Conversation: Diana Shnaider can't stop, won't stop her breakout season
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 joins the podcast to discuss her very foreign college experience and remarkable surge up the rankings.
Sep 8, 2024 · 10 min
Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka wins her US Open
Aryna Sabalenka joins 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.
Aug 27, 2024 · 17 min
In Conversation: Madison Keys will tear down that wall
Madison Keys is all about improvement, whether at home or on the court. The American joins 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.
Aug 13, 2024 · 16 min
In Conversation: Peyton Stearns comes home
What's it like growing up five minutes away from one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world? Peyton Stearns joins the podcast to reminisce about her time at the Cincinnati Open and reflect on her season full of career milestones.
Jul 7, 2024 · 13 min
For Donna Vekic, home is where her bags are
Donna Vekic is a woman of the world. And she has the excess baggage to prove it. The Croatian star joined 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.
Jul 1, 2024 · 18 min
Daria Kasatkina breaks down the magic of the grass season
Daria Kasatking joined 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.
Jun 23, 2024 · 13 min
Karolina Muchova is ready to make a mess of the WTA Tour
Karolina Muchova is set to return this week from a 10-month injury layoff, which included surgery on her right wrist. She joins 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.
Jun 16, 2024 · 20 min
In Conversation: Bianca Andreescu gets goosebumps
Bianca Andreescu didn't know it yet, but she was in for a big week at the Libema Open. The 2019 US Open champion joined 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.
Jun 3, 2024 · 15 min
Catching up with Barbora Krejcikova
2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova joins the podcast from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as she rebuilds her season after injury and illness sidelined her in the spring.
May 27, 2024 · 18 min
In Conversation: Marta Kostyuk is winning the mind game
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 joined the podcast during her run to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix to explain how she's been able to stay grounded.
May 19, 2024 · 13 min
Champions Corner: In Rome, Iga Swiatek drives off with the Dirty Double
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 joins 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.
May 12, 2024 · 15 min
In Conversation: Maria Sakkari is the consummate professional
As the Hologic WTA Tour winds through the clay season, Maria Sakkari joins 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.
May 5, 2024 · 10 min
Champions Corner: Iga Swiatek wins No.20 in an absolute epic in Madrid
How'd she do that? Iga Swiatek isn't entirely sure. The World No.1 joins 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.
Apr 29, 2024 · 13 min
Taylor Townsend is a Tennis Player. Period.
Taylor Townsend isn't here for any asterisks or qualifiers next to her name. The fan-favorite American joins the podcast in Miami to discuss the challenges of living a full and balanced life as a professional tennis player.
Apr 21, 2024 · 18 min
In Conversation: Paula Badosa goes deep on the challenges of coming back
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 joins the podcast to discuss the struggle to get back where she belongs.