TENNIS.com Podcast: Sascha Bajin on working with Grand Slam champions

Sep 11, 2019
The Business of Tennis

Coco Gauff recorded the third-highest earning season ever for a female athlete

By Stephanie Livaudais Dec 21, 2024
The Business of Tennis

Serena Williams: ‘I would have had 30’ Slams if I didn’t have to play Venus (and she would've had at least 15)

By Liya Davidov Dec 18, 2024
Style Points

The best tennis fashion moments of 2024: Federer & Nadal for Louis Vuitton, Kostyuk's viral Wimbledon dress and more

By Stephanie Livaudais Dec 14, 2024
Nadal's farewell

Serena Williams lists the ways that Rafael Nadal inspired her in tribute to retiring Spaniard

By Baseline Staff Nov 19, 2024
Social

Jannik Sinner’s latest Gucci campaign earns Serena Williams’ seal of approval

By Baseline Staff Nov 16, 2024
Social

Taylor Swift snaps selfies with Frances Tiafoe, Ayan Broomfield at Chiefs game

By Baseline Staff Nov 11, 2024
Pop Culture

Serena the Swiftie! Williams attends Taylor Swift's Miami Eras Tour show

By Baseline Staff Oct 21, 2024
Style Points

Aryna Sabalenka inks "powerful new partnership" with Audemars Piguet

By Stephanie Livaudais Oct 18, 2024
Social

Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck and 'all is OK'

By Associated Press Oct 16, 2024

TENNIS.com Podcast: Sascha Bajin on working with Grand Slam champions

Bajin has been in the player box for Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka, to name just a few.

Published Sep 11, 2019

"Getting paid playing with Serena Williams on a daily basis, I don't care if it's in Palm Beach Gardens or a stadium, it doesn't get much than that."

Advertising

Subscribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tennis-com-podcast/id339875623 | https://open.spotify.com/show/2ihq5SJ8N72EsloO9XunbW

Sascha Bajin joined the TENNIS.com Podcast with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi while he was in New York for the US Open. The 34-year-old has a decorated resume, having worked with Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens, Naomi Osaka and now, Kristina Mladenovic.

The German reflects on how he got his start as a 21-year-old hitting partner for one of the greatest athletes of all time. He would be part of Serena's team for 13 of her 23 Grand Slam wins. He explains how he made the shift to coaching, as he was in Osaka's player box as her coach for her 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open victories.

Advertising

TENNIS.com Podcast: Sascha Bajin on working with Grand Slam champions

TENNIS.com Podcast: Sascha Bajin on working with Grand Slam champions

© 2019 Getty Images

Bajin is currently working with Kristina Mladenovic. (Getty Images)

Coaching was a natural fit for him thanks to a selfless demeanor that makes him eager to help his player with everything and anything she needs, from picking up laundry to figuring out how to win a match during a changeover. The 2018 WTA Coach of the Year has come a long way, and he's driven to do even more in the months, and years, ahead.

From the Tennis Channel Podcast Network, thanks for enjoying the Tennis.com Podcast. Be sure to subscribe to stay caught up. We’re available on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and every major listening app, as well as at tennis.com/podcasts.