About this episode
From humble beginnings in Serbia to becoming a tennis icon, Ana Ivanovic has had a remarkable journey so far. In an open and insightful interview, she speaks with Ash Tulloch about society pressures, motherhood, guilty pleasures, athletes she’s excited about and the 2022 French Open. Ana was just 20 years old when she won the trophy at Roland Garros, becoming the number one women’s tennis player in the world. Since retiring in 2016, she’s had two boys with husband, German football star Bastian Schweinsteiger, and been working on personal projects to help improve the lives of children worldwide.
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What is the Olympics podcast?
It's another exciting year of Olympics.com podcasts. We are looking forward to offering you another season of the best Olympic stories, with the Paris Games being the big highlight of 2024. The show will have great guests, the episodes will dig deep into the topic, the Olympics, Olympians, and sports. We’ll, of course, be truly global. Touching all 5 continents with our content. We’ll pay close attention to all the key events, updating stories and backstories on and off the field of play. It’ll be an all-encompassing conversation and we will signpost you to some of our outstanding original feature programming across all our Olympics.com platforms. So much to see, so much to enjoy. Be prepared to be entertained and inspired!