Sophie Chang Interview: On Goals vs Process, Smiling, & How to Focus on Big Points

Doubles Only Tennis Podcast

Sophie Chang is the 82nd ranked doubles player on the WTA Tour. She made the 3rd round of the 2023 US Open with Alycia Parks and has 1 WTA & 21 ITF doubles titles.
I sat down with Sophie at the 2024 ATX Open where she lost a close first round match (7-6 7-6) to the top seeds alongside Angela Kulikov. In this long conversation, we speak about the match, on court attitude, doubles strategy, and more.
You'll learn:

• Why Sophie & Angela play 2-back on her Angela's second serve - something club level players can & should implement in the right situation.
• How she balances a professional doubles and singles career.
• Why she doesn't focus too much on goals, but the process instead.
• Advice for playing well on big points (this answer surprised me).
• Why Sophie smiles so much on the court :)

We discuss how to make doubles more popular as well.
There are some interviews when I can tell the interviewee is putting effort and thought into their answers. This was one of those. Sophie provides great insights into the life of a WTA player and actionable advice that you can use to improve your own doubles game.
See the shownotes for this episode here: https://www.thetennistribe.com/sophie-chang-interview

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Chương

1. A Conversation (00:00:00)

2. Doubles Strategy and Return Tactics (00:11:20)

3. Balancing Singles and Doubles Rankings (00:18:31)

4. Tips for Winning Tennis Tiebreakers (00:30:05)

5. Promoting Doubles Tennis Through Marketing (00:38:22)

6. The Importance of Doubles in Tennis (00:46:05)