Get to know Ellen Perez

Illawarra Mercury

WTA sits down for a get to know interview with Shellharbour tennis star Ellen Perez ahead of her 2024 Australian Open campaign in Melbourne. Video: WTA

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00:00 I'm Ellen Perez and here's a few things to get to know me.

00:02 I got into tennis when I was about seven years old.

00:11 I first picked up a Totem tennis racket when I was three

00:13 and I used to, for those of you who don't know,

00:15 it's kind of like a pole that sticks in the ground

00:17 with string and a ball attached

00:18 and I used to just go out there and, you know,

00:20 whack the ball around

00:21 and thought I had pretty good eye coordination.

00:22 So yeah, when I was seven, I finally got into tennis

00:25 and my dad kind of played a little bit

00:26 so he was pretty eager for me to start.

00:29 I grew up in Australia.

00:31 I was born in a kind of coastal town called Shell Harbour,

00:34 pretty small population.

00:36 I really enjoyed the Indian Wells and Miami Swing.

00:40 I think those are two really good tournaments

00:42 and being four weeks, you know,

00:44 you feel like you get some great weather,

00:45 some great food and great crowds.

00:47 I actually got a taste of skiing again when I was in Dubai

00:52 and I used to ski when I was younger.

00:54 So going to either maybe Japan

00:56 or somewhere in like the Swiss Alps or something,

00:58 going back and skiing would be kind of high up there, I think.

01:01 I enjoy kind of exploring, getting out and doing things.

01:06 I'm quite a thrill seeker, adrenaline.

01:09 I think doing something different like skydiving,

01:11 going on hikes, things like that are pretty cool.

01:13 Don't get a lot of time to do it,

01:15 but when I can, that's kind of what I would love to do.

01:17 [Music]

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