Interview with Doubles Star and Gay Ally Ellen Perez!!

About this episode

Tony interviews Ellen Perez about her tennis career, personal life, and experiences in the sport.

Tony welcomes one of his favorite players to the podcast: Ellen Perez! Ellen is as sweet off court as she is intense on it. They have a fun chat about Ellen’s life, tennis career and so much more.  He even got to ask Ellen about his favorite topic: Calves. Weird? Yes. Did he love it? Also yes.  Here’s what they get into:  Her partnership with lesbian icon Demi Schuurs  What reality show she would crush it on Introducing a new segment: “Girl Call Your Therapist” Ellen’s thoughts on the US Open mixed doubles format Her experience at a legendary gay wedding  How Tony became an Ellen fan at Indian Wells 2025  What it’s like playing Siegemund, Su Wei, Ostapenko and other tricky doubles players  Tennis daddies, her favorite drink and so much more Follow Ellen on Instagram or Twitter , and support her by watching her matches!  For more from us, follow along on Instagram , TikTok and Twitter .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tony

Guest: Ellen Perez

Topics covered

• tennis
• LGBTQ+ representation
• interview
• sports career
• personal stories

Keywords

• Ellen Perez
• tennis
• LGBTQ+
• US Open
• interview
• sports
• Demi Schuurs
• Indian Wells

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