The tennis world has always had a fascination with the young tennis prodigy. Whether it be Jennifer Capriati, Venus Williams, Rafa Nadal or even today, with Coco Gauff, we always find ourselves rooting and searching for the next great champion. When 15 year old, Cici Bellis made a name for herself at the 2014 US Open by upsetting a top 20 player in her grand slam debut, all eyes turned to this young future star of the game. In 2017, she would climb all the way to #35 in the world by defeating elite players such as: Agnieszka Radwanska, Petra Kvitova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, and her strong season would earn her the exclusive title of WTA Newcomer of the Year. 2018 & 2019 would be both difficult and disappointing seasons as elbow and wrist surgeries would sideline this would-be champion from the game. But as with every great tennis journey, the best players always find a way back, and in 2020, she would finish her resilient year with a title run in Macon, Georgia (her 1st in 4 years). Join this fun interview as host, Jon Guerrica surprises Cici with one of her biggest cheerleaders in life and we learn how Cici plans to take the 2021 WTA season by storm. Now at 21, listen as we cover all of Cici's greatest career highlights, play a fun game or two and find out why Tennis Channel just chose her to be the next star of "My Tennis Life"....we'll give you a hint why, she's pretty fantastic.

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