Show Notes
Tony welcomes one of his favorite players to the podcast: Ellen Perez! Ellen is as sweet off court as she is intense on it. They have a fun chat about Ellen’s life, tennis career and so much more.
He even got to ask Ellen about his favorite topic: Calves. Weird? Yes. Did he love it? Also yes.
Here’s what they get into:
Her partnership with lesbian icon Demi Schuurs What reality show she would crush it on Introducing a new segment: “Girl Call Your Therapist” Ellen’s thoughts on the US Open mixed doubles format Her experience at a legendary gay wedding How Tony became an Ellen fan at Indian Wells 2025 What it’s like playing Siegemund, Su Wei, Ostapenko and other tricky doubles players Tennis daddies, her favorite drink and so much more
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