Alison Riske-Amritraj: The long journey to top 20 in the world

Alison Riske-Amritraj is our guest for the seventeenth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Alison reached a career high of 18 in singles and 40 in doubles on the WTA tour. She's won three singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon where she beat then world number 1 Ash Barty. We talk:3:39 How she's maintained her level for over a decade6:20 The danger or comparing yourself to your peers8:37 Skipping college for the pro tour11:11 Never doubting herself13:58 Being yourself in new/challenging situations18:26 Why she has success on grass20:20 Differences between hard courts21:50 How the surface affects her tactics23:23 How the score affects her tactics25:53 The 30 second tempo drill28:15 Her love for Primanti Brothers sandwiches29:03 Her favorite place to play30:16 Her best advice to a junior player** Sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com