Sophie Chang is the 82nd ranked doubles player on the WTA Tour. She made the 3rd round of the 2023 US Open with Alycia Parks and has 1 WTA & 21 ITF doubles titles.
I sat down with Sophie at the 2024 ATX Open where she lost a close first round match (7-6 7-6) to the top seeds alongside Angela Kulikov. In this long conversation, we speak about the match, on court attitude, doubles strategy, and more.
You'll learn:
We discuss how to make doubles more popular as well.
There are some interviews when I can tell the interviewee is putting effort and thought into their answers. This was one of those. Sophie provides great insights into the life of a WTA player and actionable advice that you can use to improve your own doubles game.
See the shownotes for this episode here: https://www.thetennistribe.com/sophie-chang-interview
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