Getting To Know....Demi Schuurs

11/07/21 • 57 min

Our guest this week is currently preparing for her third straight season-ending WTA Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.... which can only mean, she's wrapping up another stellar year on tour. As a winner of 14 career WTA doubles titles and counting, Demi Schuurs is no stranger to big matches, and this week she sits down with host Jon Guerrica to share her remarkable journey of becoming of doubles specialist and how she was able to reach a career high of #7 in the world. Listen as Demi shares a major announcement about her 2022 season, her thoughts on how the WTA can improve the marketability of doubles, her interesting family dynamic and how she has become a role model for the LGBTQ+ community almost overnight. As a player that rarely gives interviews, we found this chat both interesting and insightful and we hope you'll join us in getting to know....the fantastic, Demi Schuurs

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