Jan 9 2024
#5: From Climate Scientist in Washington DC, to Grand Slam Debut at the Australian Open: Gabriela Knutson shows you can do it all!
Gabriela Knutson became a prodigious Collegiate athlete, dominating courts across America.She left the sport age 19 to pursue her passion for Climate Science. Gabriela moved to the UK completed a Master of Science and Marketing, and then a Master of Sustainability, Energy and Environment. She came back to Washington DC for a position with the Centre for Climate and Energy Solutions.But the passion for tennis that burned bright in her childhood began to flicker again, and at the start of 2022 she entered a minor league tournament “just for fun.”Less than two years later, Knutson has climbed from being ranked 700 in the world, to now 150, and is on the eve of making her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open.Today, Gabriela opens up with a real and raw insight into the life of a pro tennis player grinding on tour, and how she’s building a tennis career, a brand, a business, and a career as a journalist.