Desirae Krawczyk: Taking more risks in your doubles matches

Desirae Krawczyk is our guest for the 25th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Des has won four mixed doubles major championships and seven doubles titles on the WTA tour. She's currently ranked 16th in the world and reached a career high ranking of 10th in the world this past summer. We talk: 1:52 Reaching the top 10 milestone 2:42 Building self confidence 5:25 How she handles losing 6:39 Her post match process 8:28 Playing in pressure situations 9:37 What her preseason looks like 12:00 Off court training for doubles 13:18 What she needs to improve 16:00 What she looks for in a partner 21:46 Moving more at the net 22:55 Why the fake signal is overused 24:20 Where to return against an aggressive opponent 25:08 What she does when she's playing poorly 27:15 Advice for the 4.0 player **sound effects by https://www.zapsplat.com