Ajla Tomljanovic on Beating Serena Willaims, Chris Evert Friendship & More

4-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters and tennis reporter Blair Henley sit down with Ajla Tomljanovic for a personal discussion on her career, including being the last player to defeat Serena Williams at Arthur Ashe Stadium, navigating public breakups, and the impact of mentor Chris Evert. Kim and Blair also cover the Dallas Open, including Ben Shelton crowdsourcing a doubles partner on Instagram and the All-American Classic with John McEnroe and Andy Roddick.  Welcome to Love All! If you want to hang out with us behind the scenes follow us on all of our socials: https://www.instagram.com/loveallpodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@loveallpodcast https://x.com/loveallpodcast  ⏰ TIMESTAMPS:  0:00 Welcome to Love Al  1:34 Ben Shelton’s viral partner search & the Dallas Open draw  2:22 The All-American Classic: McEnroe, Roddick, and "Podcast Wars"  4:44 Henley’s Headlines 9:01 Sorana Cîrstea’s farewell tour  10:41 Ajla Tomljanovic joins the show  14:32 Ajla on changing her citizenship 18:47 Ajla’s relationship with her father and coach Goran Prpić  22:35 Mentorship with "Savage" Chris Evert  28:14 Mental Health & Longevity: Avoiding regrets at the end of a career  32:24 Ajla on beating Serena Williams  35:58 Alja’s DMs are “popping”  37:17 Dating on Tour: Public breakups and Netflix’s "Break Point"  41:20 Breaking down Sabalenka, Gauff, and Samsonova  49:08 Game Evolution: Kim and Ajla on depth vs. power in the modern era  55:13 Record Prize Money: The Charleston Open’s $2.5M milestone  1:01:30 Kim’s pick to win Dallas Open & Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices