Beyond the Baseline Podcast: Ana Ivanovic

On this week's episode, Ana Ivanovic talks about her current relationship with tennis, Novak Djokovic and more.
Beyond the Baseline Podcast: Ana Ivanovic
Beyond the Baseline Podcast: Ana Ivanovic /

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 Ana Ivanovic from Chicago. The former World No. 1 and French Open champ talks about what her life is like now that she is living in the Windy City with her husband and Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, including what she enjoys doing, her and her husband's plans after the MLS season is over, what she is reading right now and more. Ivanovic also talks about her current relationship with tennis, and explains why she does not miss the sport as much as she expected, how she often she watches matches and speaks to the players still on tour and if she still plays and practices in her free time. Ivanovic also discusses if a career in broadcast is in her future.

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Wertheim and Ivanovic also talk about fellow Serbian player Novak Djokovic and her opinion on his 2017 season and injuries.

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Check back next week for another episode of Beyond the Baseline.


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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.