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In episode seven of Remember The Name and in an Australian Open special, we chat with Australian tennis star Kim Birrell.After starting her career on fire and being selected for the Fed Cup team as a teenager, Birrell has struggled with an elbow injury for much of her career.She became a household name after reaching the third round of the 2019 Australian Open and beating the seeded Donna Vekic.However, she is now sidelined again with an elbow injury and has been forced to think about her future as she attempts to comeback yet again.We spoke with Birrell about how she was determined not to let this latest injury stop her, the amazing reception she received during that Australian Open run and plenty more.For more tennis and Australian Open content, head over to www.sportingnews.com/au00:02:09 - Being born in Germany, moving to Australia00:04:10 - Favourite surfaces to play tennis on00:05:15 - Other sports growing up in Queensland00:06:00 - First time picking up a tennis racquet00:07;09 - A childhood dominated by tennis00:09:00 - The turn to competitive tennis00:10:50 - Balancing tennis and school00:12:40 - How would teachers describe you at school?00:14:40 - Making Junior ITF debut at the age of 1300:16:10 - The importance of Junior Grand Slam tournaments00:18:40 - Making a junior Grand Slam semifinal at home00:20:10 - Are Aussie fans in the crowd distracting?00:22:40 - Tennis idols growing up00:24:05 - Making WTA debut in 2016 at home00:25:40 - Difference of starting the season at home00:26:40 - Making her Fed Cup debut in 2016 as a teenager00:29:10 - Difference of playing for Australia than individually00:31:10 - The 2019 Fed Cup Final in Perth vs France00:32:50 - The breakthrough year of 201900:35:40 - What gets her through the tough points in a match00:37:10 - Dealing with the attention of her 2019 Australian Open run00:40:10 - Playing on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open00:42:30 - Getting surprised by her idol Sally Pearson00:46:10 - Current elbow injury and timeline for tennis return00:49:50 - Protected ranking and working back up the rankings ladder00:52:10 - Ever any doubts of making her return?00:56:25 - Potential for coaching post-tennis career00:58:00 - Going to Melbourne to watch the young up and coming Aussie women01:00:20 - Looking toward future after tennis and a media career?01:01:30 - Sample analysis of Inglis v Bouchard01:02:55 - Smoke in Melbourne and playing tennis in Australia01:04:50 - Proudest moment of her career/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Subscribe to SN's YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2BQiI7pCatch up with Sporting News Australia on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2zHopmOFollow @SportingNewsAU on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2FST99MLike Sporting News Australia on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2KRB4rB/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////