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Gigi Fernandez on Puerto Rico, Puig and more
FromBeyond The Baseline: SI's Tennis Podcast with Jon Wertheim
Gigi Fernandez on Puerto Rico, Puig and more
FromBeyond The Baseline: SI's Tennis Podcast with Jon Wertheim
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Aug 18, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this week's episode of the SI Tennis Beyond the Baseline Podcast, Sports Illustrated executive editor and host Jon Wertheim talks with Gigi Fernandez about Monica Puig's historic gold medal victory in Rio at the Olympics and broader issues about Puerto Rico as a country, its status in the Olympic Games and more. Fernandez also shares her experience with cultural identity issues as a Puerto Rican, her transition to retirement, what her life is like now, her current work coaching doubles to recreational players, the "Gigi method" and more. Fernandez also gives her picks for top doubles players to watch at the U.S. Open and shares some of her tactics for playing doubles, regardless of your skill level.
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Released:
Aug 18, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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