{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6775cb68499663105e17ae63/6775cba5024ebc889db7a96e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Marina Erakovic: What it's really like to be a tennis pro in NZ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6775cb68499663105e17ae63/73e05692c786585f5e7c6e0611613e4e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>We talk to Marina Erakovic about moving to NZ as a six year old from war-torn Yugoslavia, the special treatment she got at high school as a 'minor celebrity', behind the scenes stories about what life is really like for a touring tennis pro, why the media never got the best out of her, her creative Instagram account and why her Wikipedia page is so intense. </p><p><br></p><p>Show notes | Marina Erakovic</p><p><br></p><p>1.51 Has Marina picked up a racquet to play a game of tennis since retirement? </p><p>5.35 What is Marina up to now? The post-tennis journey: further education, medical school, or working in the real world at PwC!</p><p>9.24 How Seamus and Steve know Marina and a summary from Will Ward</p><p>11.58 The Mad Era: the musical journey of Marina Erakovic</p><p>19.25 Instagram v reality and one of the most detailed Wikipedia page’s ever</p><p>25.24 A stint as a field reporter on the Crowd Goes Wild and making Andrew Mulligan eat his own words</p><p>28.05 Moving to New Zealand as a six-year-old who didn’t speak English</p><p>35.04 The rise to no1 tennis player in New Zealand by the age of 15</p><p>46.01 Who were Marina’s contemporaries on the world junior tour and the process to becoming a pro?</p><p>50.01 Painting a picture of the cost of a professional career: financial and personal</p><p>57.41 Marina takes us behind the scenes of life on the tour: meditation, problem solving, and concerts</p><p>1.03.11 Mixing with the big names on tour and becoming a player representative on the WTA</p><p>1.07.33 Tennis in New Zealand: The Williams sisters come to Auckland, the battle with High Performance Sport NZ, and Marina’s Olympic experience</p><p>1.17.19 Advice for upcoming tennis players and Tennis NZ</p><p>1.20.24 The physical toll a career on the tennis circuit has taken on Marina</p><p>1.26.21 What triggered the return to tennis?</p><p>1.28.48 Serving up some topical tennis questions: Novak Djokovic, Peng Shuai, Naomi Osaka</p><p>1.35.58 Doubles chat</p><p>1.38.28 The transition to normal life from the tennis tour</p><p>1.42.18 Last words from Steven, Seamus and Marina</p>","author_name":"Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten"}