On this week's episode of the SI Tennis Beyond the Baseline Podcast, SI.com's tennis producer Jamie Lisanti talks with Venus Williams.
With the show's usual host, Sports Illustrated executive editor Jon Wertheim, away for the week, Lisanti fills in to host the show and is joined by seven-time Grand Slam champion, five-time Olympic gold medalist and current World No. 6 Venus Williams ahead of the 2016 U.S. Open. In New York ahead of the tournament, Venus discusses how she feels about being back in the city and what she's most looking forward to in the year's final Slam, which will be the 18th U.