Top Players Threaten Boycott, Hailey Baptiste Interview & More | Love All w/ Kim Clijsters
Love All with Kim ClijstersShow Notes
4x Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters is joined by American star Hailey Baptiste fresh off her best result so far. After defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Madrid and saving six match points, including two with a second serve and volley, Hailey sits down with Kim and Blair Henley to talk about mental growth, family sacrifice, and what fueled her breakthrough. Kim also shares personal French Open tips as Hailey heads to Roland Garros for her first-ever seeded Grand Slam.
Kim and Blair also break down the prize money fight brewing in Rome, with the word boycott being thrown around in press rooms and reactions from Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, and others. Plus a full Kimformation breakdown of Marta Kostyuk's Madrid title, the historic all-female coaching final, and the back handspring celebration that took the internet by storm.
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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Welcome to Love All
0:44 Kim's Life Update & Heading to Roland Garros
3:44 Hailey Baptiste Joins Love All
6:15 Baptiste’s First Career Grand Slam Seeding at Roland Garros
7:03 Kim's Personal Tips for Playing Chatrier & Lenglen
9:41 The Mental Transformation: Choosing to Stop Battling Herself
12:54 Saving 6 Match Points vs. Sabalenka & the Second Serve Volley
16:39 Family Sacrifice & the GoFundMe That Started It All
18:22 The Greenbrier Bubble: Dinner Between Kim and Venus
21:15 The Viral Racket Break Photo
27:53 Rapid Fire: Celebrity Followers, Favorite Shots & Life Off Court
33:17 Goals for 2025 & French Open Outlook
36:37 Henley's Headlines: Prize Money Fight & Boycott Talk in Rome
40:29 Kim's Take on the Boycott Debate & the Whole Tour's Future
46:06 Kim Formation: Marta Kostyuk's Madrid Title & Historic All-Female Coaching Final
48:45 Kostyuk's Return Game, Therapy & Freeing Herself from Junior Expectations
1:00:02 Rec Room: Blair's Weighted Jump Rope
1:03:55 Closing thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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