Balancing Top 100 & Med School | Hanne Vandewinkel Interview & Monte Carlo Headlines
4/15/20261 hr 10 min
Join 4-time Grand Slam Champion Kim Clijsters and tennis reporter Blair Henley for a deep dive into the rapid rise of Belgium’s newest star, Hanne Vandewinkel. Fresh off a Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier weekend where Belgium stunned the United States, Hanne opens up about her first Top 20 victory over Iva Jovic, the emotional impact of a surprise video message from cycling legend Wout van Aert, and what it really feels like to balance the WTA tour with her life as a medical student. The episode also covers the biggest stories on tour, including Jannik Sinner’s historic dominance as the new World No. 1 following his Monte Carlo victory, and the "bestie" vibes between him and Carlos Alcaraz. The duo also discusses Mirra Andreeva’s clinical performance in Linz, and a special guest question from Zizou Bergs. 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 All 4:04 Hanne Vandewinkel Joins The Show 5:50 The Impact of Kirsten Flipkens 8:15 Tactical Play & Managing Match Nerves 12:12 Cycling Passion & Wout van Aert Motivation 15:02 Reaching the Top 100 & Future Tournament Goals 17:41 Learning in the Grand Slam Environment 19:10 Mental Growth & Believe on Court 22:27 The Art of the Slice: Early Development 25:03 Balancing Professional Tennis with Medical School 29:06 Eye Training & Focus Techniques 31:56 Quick Questions: Phone Apps, Hobbies, & Best Advice 36:38 Personality Traits & Positive Outlook 40:23 Henley’s Headlines: Linze & Monte Carlo Results 43:18 Sinner vs. Alcaraz: Rivalry & Respect 51:10 Kim-formation: The Rise of Valentin Vacherot 54:03 Support Systems & The Power of Inner Belief 56:15 Guest Question: Zizou Bergs on Humility vs. Success 1:00:57 Learning to Say No & Avoiding Distractions 1:03:01 Mindset in a Grand Slam Final 1:06:12 Closing thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsHanne Vandewinkel· Guest0:00
Here we go.
Kim Clijsters· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hi, everyone. Welcome back to our new episode of Love All. It's been quite a, a weekend for the Belgian sporting world. Uh, besides the fact that, um, the Belgian, uh, Billie Jean King Cup team beat America, um, we also had a, a, a huge cycling race, which is called Paris-Roubaix. And, um, we had Wout van Aert win it, a, a fellow Belgian, and, um, just incredible. He's gone through so many ups and downs in his, in his career, and this was one of the dreams that he had, and he was able to, uh, to, to accomplish it. So an incredible ... I feel like the whole of Belgium was in front of the TV or somewhere, you know, in the French, uh, countryside on the side of the road to try and get a glimpse of, uh, of the Belgian riders there. So really exciting. Um, big soccer game coming up tomorrow as well in the Champions League, which I'm excited to watch. Um, Vincent Kompany, a friend of mine, who coaches, uh, Bayern Munich now, was a, a really good, uh, former player, and, um, is, uh, playing in the, uh, in his home game against Real Madrid, and they won there 2-1. So exciting sporting events for the Belgians, and a lot of soccer fans too. But I'm very excited with, uh, with everything. And then we get to talk to Hanne Van de Winkel today, who was- Yes ... um, yeah, beat her first top 20 player, uh, in Iva Jovic during the Fed Cup, uh, during the Billie Jean King Cup, I should