Molly McElwee: Inside tennis journalism, Nadal, Krejcikova and behind the scenes on Tour

In this episode, Sam Jacot and Jerome Coombe sit down with award-winning tennis journalist Molly McElwee, winner of the 2024 Tom Perrotta Prize for Tennis Journalism and author of Building Champions: Paths to Success in Women’s Tennis.Molly shares her journey into the sport and what it’s really like covering tennis at the highest level, from long days at Grand Slams to the challenge of building trust with players while telling honest stories. She also discusses her Substack But Do You Actually Like Sport? and why she’s passionate about exploring the human side of athletes beyond results.The conversation dives into her experiences around some of the biggest names in the game, including Rafael Nadal and Barbora Krejčíková, offering a behind-the-scenes look at what players are really like in press rooms, interviews and off-court moments that fans rarely see.🎙️ Our introductory background episode is live in this feed if you’d like to learn more about who we are and why we created Tales from Tennis.🚨 Stay tuned for another special guest from the tennis world on Wednesday 29 April. Subscribe now. 📲Follow us on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talesfromtennis/X: https://x.com/TalesFromTennisView Molly's Substack 'But Do You Actually Like Sport?': https://mollymcelwee.substack.com/View Molly's Book 'Building Champions: Paths to Success in Women’s Tennis':https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Champions-Success-Womens-Tennis/dp/1913759237Watch highlights and analysis from across the tennis world at The Tennis Pass: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTennisPassThe podcast is independently produced and not affiliated with or endorsed by the ATP.