Dirk Nowitzki on the state of German tennis, favorite players

09/15/16 • 30 min

Beyond The Baseline: SI's Tennis Podcast with Jon Wertheim

On this week's episode of the SI Tennis Beyond the Baseline Podcast, Sports Illustrated executive editor and host Jon Wertheim talks with Dirk Nowitzki. A week after the U.S. Open in New York, Wertheim is joined by the Dallas Mavericks' power forward, who is an avid tennis fan and player when he's not on the courts in the NBA. Wertheim and Nowitzki discuss how his interest in tennis began, his favorite players, what it's like to play with Andy Roddick and other former pros and more.

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Checking in from the 2016 U.S. Open in New York

On this week's episode, host Jon Wertheim and SI.com tennis producer Jamie Lisanti report from New York on the first days of action at the 2016 U.S. Open. After No. 3-seed Garbine Muguruza was eliminated from the tournament, Wertheim and Lisanti discuss the remaining players in the draw and top storylines, including Novak Djokovic's injury, Bernie Tomic's comments, Nick Kyrgios, the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof and noise and much more.

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Martina Navratilova on U.S. Open, politics

On this week's episode host Jon Wertheim talks with Martina Navratilova about her takeaways from the 2016 U.S. Open, the careers of Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and more. Navratilova also talks about her career, what she would do differently looking back, her current relationship with her Czech roots and more. The pair also discusses Navratilova's political views, the upcoming election, her impact and advocacy for gay and lesbian rights and more.

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