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Match Point Canada: S6, E9 - Patricia Hy-Boulais and Tennis Canada's Mental Health Initiative

Canadian Tennis icon Patricia Hy-Boulais joins Match Point Canada this week to reflect on her professional career, discuss her recent coaching partnership and work with Rebecca Marino, and also share her harrowing and incredible journey of perseverance from Cambodia to Hong Kong to Canada.

Content creator Philip Fama steps in as a guest co-host this week as we break down Acapulco and Dubai, the Netflix Slam, San Diego Open, and preview some of the matchups ahead at Indian Wells.

Tennis Canada unveils a new long-term mental health strategy - Natalie Durand-Bush and Mikaela Papich join Ben to discuss the importance of the new initiative.

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  • 00:00 - Intro and welcoming guest co-host Philip Fama
  • 01:25 - Interview with Patricia Hy-Boulais
  • 02:20 - Patricia's coaching partnership with Rebecca Marino
  • 06:19 - Simple coaching tactics
  • 09:20 - Good tennis habits
  • 11:15 - Patricia's childhood from Cambodia to Hong Kong
  • 22:48 - Finding tennis through trauma
  • 25:00 - Moving to Canada
  • 28:35 - Competing at the Olympics
  • 31:40 - Fed Cup experience/Canada's BJK Cup team
  • 33:10 - Kids Justin and Isabelle competing
  • 38:30 - Alex de Minaur's title in Acapulco
  • 42:15 - de Minaur or Ruud for a slam?
  • 45:10 - Ugo Humbert's win in Dubai
  • 48:00 - Rublev incident
  • 53:00 - Netflix slam
  • 1:00:20 - Tennis Canada mental health strategy interview with Natalie Durand-Bush and Mikaela Papich
  • 1:07:40 - WTA San Diego Open
  • 1:11:14 - Women's Indian Wells preview
  • 1:16:40 - Raonic vs. Nadal R1
  • 1:18:00 - Good R1 showdowns
  • 1:20:00 - Top contenders to win it/draws

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