257. Ajla Tomljanović, Pro Tennis Player
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Ajla Tomljanović knows the hardships of injury all-too-well. For this week's episode, I sit down with one of the best tennis players of her time to chat about the highs and lows of taking time off, and how it feels for her to take a back seat after a runaway year in 2022 defeating legend Serena Williams in her final match at the U.S. Open. She shares a lot about her mentality on and off the court, plus how it feels to have so many eyes on her as a rising star. Plus: How she knows when the "right" time will be to get back into the game after a nagging knee injury, and why she adores training with Omorpho's weighted gear.
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| 0:00.0 | It will all be okay. |
| 0:16.1 | Hey, everyone. Emily, a body here. |
| 0:18.1 | You are listening to episode 257 of Hurtle, a wellness focus |
| 0:23.6 | podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite |
| 0:25.7 | athletes to top experts and industry CEOs about their highest |
| 0:29.6 | ties, toughest moments, and everything in between. |
| 0:32.6 | We all go through hurdles in life, and my goal through |
| 0:35.7 | these discussions is to empower you to better navigate |
| 0:38.3 | yours and move with intention so that you can stride toward |
| 0:41.9 | your own big potential. And of course, have some fun along |
| 0:46.5 | the way. For episode 257, I am chatting with Ila |
| 0:51.0 | Tom Yanovick. She's a professional tennis player, originally |
| 0:54.0 | born in Croatia and Newtie United States when she was 14. |
| 0:57.6 | She is known by many for playing Serena Williams in her final |
| 1:02.1 | match at the US Open in 2022 and winning. In today's episode, |
| 1:08.2 | Ila talks to me about coming up in the sport of tennis, |
| 1:12.3 | supported by her family who also was extremely active. Her |
| 1:17.0 | father was actually a professional handball player in Croatia, |
| 1:21.7 | a huge theme in our conversation today, navigating injury and |
| 1:27.0 | unexpected hurdles that come hand in hand with succeeding in |
| 1:32.0 | sport. Ila is currently coming back from a knee injury at most |
| 1:36.6 | recently at super bummed after having to withdraw from the |
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