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Vika Azarenka Podcast Launches Second-Season Of Her Podcast

August 24, 2022 by tennisbloggers Leave a Comment

The second season of former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka’s groundbreaking Think About It video and audio podcast will debut today on multiple domestic and international Tennis Channel platforms. All episodes will be available at the start of the new season, with the network focusing on and promoting one of each successively during eight-consecutive weeks this summer and fall.

Once again Azarenka – who won back-to-back Australian Open championships in 2012-2013 – will interview experts in health, fitness and other arenas beyond the world of tennis to share their wisdom with her listeners and viewers. As with the podcast’s initial season in 2021, Tennis Channel will make her conversations widely available via the Tennis Channel Podcast Network, Tennis Channel app, websites, social media, and Tennis Channel International streaming service (see complete list, below). Produced in conjunction with the WTA, the women’s professional tennis tour will stream Azarenka’s podcast on WTA.com and its social outlets.

“I had so much fun shooting the first season of Think About It and I am grateful to be back on Tennis Channel again this year,” said Azarenka “I can’t wait for people to see and listen to the new season as we dive into many emotional and impactful conversations that help drive us to live up to our greatest potential.”

In 2022 Azarenka will host a variety of personalities who hail from outside the sport for which she is known. The show continues to focus on how the expertise of each can help audiences reach their highest mental and physical levels, or gain an inside view into their methods for achieving success or unearthing uncommonly held wisdom. Among her guests: Brandon Marshall, former NFL star and current television personality; Seal, singer, musician and producer; Melody Johnson, martial-arts master and child-development expert; Jeffrey Sparr, artist, mental-health advocate and founder of PeaceLove Organization; David Grutman, co-owner of the Prince tennis brand, entrepreneur and entertainment mogul; Jon Wertheim, author, Sports Illustrated journalist, CBS’ 60 Minutes correspondent, and Tennis Channel reporter and analyst.

Tennis Channel Platforms that will Host Victoria Azarenka’s Think About It Podcast

Tennis Channel Podcast Network

TennisChannel.com

Tennis.com

Baseline digital magazine

Tennis Channel app

Tennis Channel International streaming service

YouTube: Tennis Channel

Facebook and Twitter: Tennis Channel, Tennis and Tennis Channel International

Instagram: Tennis Channel and Tennis Channel International

Tennis Channel International on Samsung TV Plus, Rakuten TV and other distributors:

(Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands,United Kingdom, India)

Fans are also able to access the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts and TuneIn.

A trailer for the series can be seen here:

https://tennischannel.com/show/think-about-it-with-victoria-azarenka

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Many WTA Candidates In Line to Conquer the Blue Clay

May 7, 2012 by tennisbloggers

The blue courts are stealing the show in Madrid

While all the talk has been about the colour of the clay in Madrid ahead of this week’s combined Mutua Madrid Open, there is an important tournament to be played on the new surface and there is a long list of title contenders in the women’s draw.
The top half of the draw features World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka who overcame a tough first round hurdle this weekend with a straight sets win over Svetlana Kuznetsova. Despite a flawless start to her season, the Belarussian could use a strong showing at a major clay court event leading into Roland-Garros. Ana Ivanovic, Angelique Kerber, Venus Williams and Na Li are all in Azarenka’s quarter and her arch rival, new world no. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska is once again a potential semifinal opponent. Azarenka is the only player to beat the Pole so far in 2012. Radwanska’s section is already void of three seeds, Marion Bartoli, Dominika Cibulkova and a slumping Francesca Schiavone. Despite some of the favourites bowing out early, Radwanska could meet Sara Errani, the hottest clay court player in the world, in the second round. Errani has won 15 straight matches and three consecutive tournaments on the red dirt, including a title win last week in Budapest.
On paper, the bottom half of the Madrid women’s draw is definitely the tougher and deeper side. Leading the way is Stuttgart champion and world no. 2 Maria Sharapova. The rejuvanted Russian continues to make strides on clay and she rolled through her opening match. Fans are looking ahead to a potential blockbuster quarter-final between Sharapova and Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, or even the emerging Mona Barthel. Sharapova and Williams have not played eachother since Stanford last summer and with many labeling them French Open favourites, both would likely relish the opportunity to go head-to-head before Paris. Defending Madrid champion Petra Kvitova and the clay savvy Samantha Stosur could also meet in the quarter-finals. Both could use a big showing on the blue clay courts. As she proved last year with her title run, the Madrid altitude and quicker surface are certainly favourable conditions for Kvitova’s big game.
In keeping with a prevalent WTA trend in 2012, expect the top four players to be still standing in the latter stages of the tournament, but not without being tested along the way. At the same time, upsets will not be uncommon given the uncertainties and concerns about the new clay surface. It will be interesting to see what kind of champion the blue courts will crown.

The Ladies Hit the Dirt Hoping for Feats on Clay

April 23, 2012 by tennisbloggers

What promises to be a thrilling spring and summer of tennis for the WTA begins this week for the ladies in Stuttgart for the start of the clay court season.
This much-anticipated segment of the calendar begins with a bang as 17 of the Top 20 players in the world are entered in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Madrid and Rome will also host Premier events during the month of May as preparation for the second Grand Slam event of the year at Roland-Garros.
Over the past few years, the expectations and results on the red dirt for the women have been highly unpredictable and 2012 will be no different. Gone are the days of dominant clay court specialists on the WTA like Justine Henin or Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. Instead, today’s Tour is all about parity making it anyone’s game, especially on clay. Case and point, the French Open has crowned a different champion each of the last four years. It will be interesting to see if World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka can continue her dominance this season on a different surface or whether Maria Sharapova will finally breakthrough with some titles after finishing as the runner-up at the three biggest tournaments of the year so far. Can Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova kick-start her season after a slow start? Will Caroline Wozniacki claim that elusive Grand Slam crown? Can Na Li repeat in Paris? Will a resurgent Ana Ivanovic be a threat again on a surface that brought her Grand Slam glory in 2008? All of these questions will be answered over the next few weeks with a few unexpected twists thrown in for good measure.
Don’t be surprised if a player outside of the Top 10 makes some noise at the big tournaments and look for Agnieszka Radwanska to make a serious run at her first Grand Slam title at Roland-Garros. Her all court game is well-suited for clay. Not to mention, she is enjoying the best season of her career.
It’s impossible to discuss a pending Major without throwing the name of Serena Williams into the mix. She played the Australian Open on one ankle, but comes into the clay court season in much better shape especially after rolling through the draw in Charleston a few weeks ago to win her 40^th career title. Williams is driven to continually overcome health obstacles for another opportunity to add to her Grand Slam tally. The expectations may be low heading into Roland-Garros considering her recent results at the Majors and the fact clay is her worst surface. However, tennis fans have learned over the years to never discount Serena and it would be very much her style to triumph in Paris when everyone least expects her to.