Speaker 1: We try not to set too many like ranking goals,
Speaker 1: but I think a goal would be to get to
Speaker 1: the fourth round of a Master's one thousand, third round
Speaker 1: of a Grand Slam, and maybe get to the semis
Speaker 1: of a five hundred. So just kind of more of
Speaker 1: those kinds of goals. But then we're also just working
Speaker 1: on improving fourhands and backhands and mentally and trying to
Speaker 1: become more of an old court player.
Speaker 2: Yeah. I believe as well, you've been you've gone to university,
Speaker 2: you're studying criminology. I believe that Indiana University. Firstly, I guess,
Speaker 2: how's that going for you? And and secondly, like, how
Speaker 2: does it sort of I guess, keep a sustainable like
Speaker 2: work life balance, like you know, tennis obviously being the
Speaker 2: work in this situation, but like, how does it sort
Speaker 2: of I guess, you know, how does to sort of
Speaker 2: keep that sustainable.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a really exciting opportunity that the WTA has
Speaker 1: put out. I knew after I left Texas that because
Speaker 1: I was wanted to get an education just in case
Speaker 1: something happens where I can't play tennis anymore. So when
Speaker 1: the WTA came out with the Indiana University program. I
Speaker 1: was really excited and I really wanted to jump on
Speaker 1: and they had the major that I wanted, criminal justice,
Speaker 1: and yeah, I did it last semester. So I did
Speaker 1: this US summer semester and now I'm doing the fall semester.
Speaker 1: So yeah, I think it's a really good program and
Speaker 1: I'm glad that I'm able to do it.
Speaker 2: Yeah, And obviously, like you know, tennis sometimes can you know,
Speaker 2: it can be taxing in the sense that you know
Speaker 2: you're weak in week out you've got tournaments or your
Speaker 2: training and you know there might not be as much downtime.
Speaker 2: But I guess you know, you you know, you're obviously
Speaker 2: doing this degree. How do how does that sort of
Speaker 2: like work with that? Like, you know, do you find
Speaker 2: it's a good distraction for you distraction lack of a
Speaker 2: better word, but like, do you find that it's a
Speaker 2: good way for you to wind down at the end
Speaker 2: of the day and you know, after you know, you've
Speaker 2: had a session or you've played a match, and yeah,
Speaker 2: just be able to sort of yeah, do that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's really good to just have something
Speaker 1: else to do other than tennis. Tennis can be a
Speaker 1: lot sometimes, especially if you're kind of in a little
Speaker 1: bit of a slump, or you played a bad match
Speaker 1: or something. It's good to have something else you can
Speaker 1: focus on and just kind of forget about tennis for
Speaker 1: a little while. So yeah, and especially if it's something
Speaker 1: that you're interested in, like the subject, because I buying
Speaker 1: criminal justice really interesting. So being able to just focus
Speaker 1: on that for a couple of hours is really nice.
Speaker 2: Yeah, And and O caes see more off court stuff
Speaker 2: for you. You recently signed a deal with a sponsorship
Speaker 2: deal with Red Bull recently. I saw your sport in
Speaker 2: the cat in the US summer. How did that sponsorship
Speaker 2: sort of come about?
Speaker 1: Yeah, my agent Jed, he set it up. I had
Speaker 1: a couple of meetings with them, and yeah, I'm really
Speaker 1: excited to be kind of the restless.
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