Beyond the Baseline Podcast: Paul Annacone

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim talks with Paul Annacone on Roger Federer, ATP tennis, his Tennis Channel analyst role and more. 
Beyond the Baseline Podcast: Paul Annacone
Beyond the Baseline Podcast: Paul Annacone /

On the Beyond the Baseline Podcast, Sports Illustrated executive editor, Tennis Channel commentator and host Jon Wertheim takes fans between the lines with tennis commentary and exclusive interviews with the top players and newsmakers on the ATP and WTA tours.

On this week's episode, Wertheim talks with Paul Annacone in the studio. Annacone discusses Roger Federer's surging 2017 season, the reasons he believes Federer has been able to succeed at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami, and his predictions on what he thinks he will do for the French Open and Wimbledon. Wertheim and Annacone also talk about on-court coaching and confidence on the court. A former player who reached as high as No. 12 in the rankings, Annacone discusses how he transitioned from a player to TV, his current role as a Tennis Channel analyst and more.

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​Also on the podcast, Annacone discusses his upcoming book, Coaching for Life, and the types of lessons and information it will contain.

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Jon Wertheim
JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.