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Get to know Ellen Perez
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1/16/2024
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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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
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