<p>On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed is joined by global tennis star Maria Sakkari. Will and Maria discuss Maria’s journey to becoming a professional tennis player (1:38), the level of independence in tennis (5:55), becoming the #3 player in the world (7:01), how Maria prepares for a big match (7:57), what Maria tracks to be her best (16:58), Maria’s WHOOP data (16:58), some key lessons Maria learned from her injury (20:19) and how to increase longevity as an athlete (23:09). Will and Maria also dive into the importance of protecting mental health as a professional athlete (25:51), Maria’s experience playing Serena Williams for the first time (33:44), and some rapid-fire questions (36:42). <br><br><b>Resources:<br></b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariasakkari/?hl=en">Maria on Instagram</a><br><a href="https://x.com/mariasakkari?lang=en">Maria on X</a></p><p><b>Follow WHOOP<br></b><a href="http://www.whoop.com/">www.whoop.com</a><br><a href="https://www.whoop.com/us/en/whoop-trials/">Trial WHOOP for Free</a><br><a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoop">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@whoop?lang=en">TikTok</a><br><a href="http://www.twitter.com/whoop">X</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/whoop">Facebook</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/whoop/">LinkedIn</a></p><p><b>Follow Will Ahmed<br></b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/willahmed/">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://x.com/willahmed?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author">X</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/willahmed/">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="http://whoop.com/">Support the show</a></p>