Shelby Rogers: Why rankings mean nothing and a great tip on the backhand

Shelby Rogers is our guest for the 43rd episode of Baseline Intelligence. She has career high rankings of 30th in singles and 40th in doubles on the WTA tour. She reached the quarterfinals of both the French and US Opens, and helped lead the US team to the 2017 Fed Cup title.

We talk:

1:32 Her start in tennis

4:04 Skipping college for the pros

7:13 Building belief

9:54 Difficulties of being on the road

11:35 Preparing for different surfaces

13:44 Practicing at tournaments

18:00 Playing different opponents

20:35 How to play big points

23:56 Her rapping career

25:55 Backhand tips

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