Handing Out the 2019 ATP and WTA Awards | Beyond the Baseline Podcast

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim and Jamie Lisanti hand out ATP and WTA awards for MVPs, newcomers, most improved, best coaches and much more.

Jon Wertheim | Dec 5, 2019

Handing Out the 2019 ATP and WTA Awards | Beyond the Baseline Podcast /

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On the latest edition of the Beyond the Baseline Podcast, host Jon Wertheim and Jamie Lisanti recap the season and hand out the 2019 ATP and WTA year-end awards, including: the men's and women's MVPs, breakout players of the year, newcomers of the year, best doubles teams of the year, the best quotes of the year, the top coaches, the most improved players, the best matches of the year, the top stories and more. Wertheim and Lisanti also look ahead to the 2020 season and outline the players and storylines that will define the upcoming year in tennis.

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Published Dec 5, 2019

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.