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PODCAST

Behind the Racquet Pod

Mike Cation & Noah Rubin/Tennis Channel Podcast Network

The Behind the Racquet Pod is the best glimpse you can get in to the ins and outs of professional tennis, told by its players, and voiced by Noah Rubin, and his podcast partner Mike Cation.

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37:18

Behind the Racquet with Karue Sell

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/12/14

Karue Sell is a force to be reckoned with. After a successful junior career, and collegiate career, he took a year off, got to about 350 in the world after returning to tennis, stepped away from playing, became Naomi Osaka's hitting partner, founded mytennishq.com with his friend Gui, coached Marcos Giron, and now has restarted his playing career, winning a title in his second tournament back. This week, he joins us to talk about how your perspective changes as a coach, his massive success online

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44:00

I Guess It's Time to do a Podcast Again?

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/12/11

We have a lotttttt to get to, so here are some chapter notes: 0:00 Mike beats Noah in Fantasy 3:30- Noah catches us up on where he's at tennis wise 10:30- Who does Noah most want to play 18:30- The Premiere Tour and why it's likely a disaster 25:45- Mike is headed to Australia and is dealing with existential dread 36:09- Mental Health, Constant Pressure, and No Breaks 41:30- Enjoying the Passage of Time More with a Special Guest on Wednesday/Thursday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:58

Chats with the Champ: Zachary Svajda, Tiburon and...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/10/16

Zach moves to ~139 in the rankings with a 10 match winning streak. This is a nice addendum to our full podcast, which is the previous one in your feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:52

Behind the Racquet with Zachary Svajda

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2023/10/10

Zachary Svajda is 20 years old from Southern California, currently ranked 170 in the world. This fall, he won the Cary Challenger, and this past Sunday, he won the Tiburon Challenger for the second straight year. We talk about his upbringing, his decision to go pro instead of going to college; his strong connections with Roger, Novak, Steve Weissman, and Rick Buchta; and that incredible ball-striking ability. Hopefully, more coming up from Fairfield this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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64:23

Behind the Racquet with Brian Koppelman

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/10/02

Brian Koppelman is a DEVOTED tennis fan, but you'll know him best for his involvement as Executive Producer and Showrunner for the Showtime series Billions, writer of Ocean's Thirteen and Rounders, and the director of the 30 for 30 episode "This Is What They Want", about Jimmy Connors. He sits down with Noah to chat about Billions, his tennis love, and so much more. Mike was unfortunately on air at the time, so he had to feed Noah questions about his literal favorite film, Rounders. Tomorrow we'll

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55:58

US Open Recap: Coco's Impact, Novak's advantage, and...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/09/18

Lots to hit on this week: -Coco's win and its impact in the states -Novak remains way beyond the rest -Ben gets beat up, and it's completely unnecessary -Is the Halep suspension the tip of the iceberg? More next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:13

Behind the Racquet with Bryan Shelton

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/09/03

Bryan Shelton is best known at this moment as Ben Shelton's Coach and Father. We chat about Ben's progress, where he can go, how far he's come, and how Bryan and his wife Lisa balanced athletics with "real life" for their two kids. Bryan is the only coach to win NCAA titles on both the men's and women's side, at Georgia Tech (women) and Florida (men). And, yes, a HECK of a player himself, reaching 55 in the world, with two ATP titles. I'm really appreciative of Bryan's time, as he likes to keep the

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37:59

Did We Just Become Best Friends?

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/08/22

Lots to catch up on from the last month. What a week in Cincy, with Coco taking the title, and THAT MATCH. We go in depth on Coco and her impact. We also try to tackle how to shorten the season, and is there a need for a COMPLETE revamp of how we do the rankings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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70:30

Behind the Racquet with Wimbledon Quarterfinalist...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/07/20

The 27 year old Atlanta resident woke up from a well deserved nap to join us on Wednesday night, and go through how his life has changed in the span of 3 weeks with a first ATP title in Mallorca, and a spirited run to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. We go through how he's processing it, the reaction at home in Atlanta, what's changed in his game, and yes, the most remarkable celebrities that reached out. Lots to cover, so dive in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:45

Chats with the Champ: Alex Michelsen, Chicago 2023

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/07/18

The 18-year-old defeated Yuta Shimizu on Sunday in Chicago to win his first Challenger title, and moved inside the top 200 for the first time. Along the way, he also defeated Li Tu, Aleks Kovacevic, Kei Nishikori, and Jerry Shang. Heckuva week. Chat with Chris Eubanks coming later this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:32

Wimbledon Weather Warrants a Wrecap

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/07/07

Legit question, does anyone read this? Mike and Noah recap Christopher Eubanks' remarkable win in Mallorca, and then launch in to Wimbledon. The weather has been rough, the courts have been slow, and why the heck was Kontaveit not honored properly? Mike is off to Taylor Swift before the Chicago Challenger. More next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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58:58

Break Point Part 2, and Behind the Racquet with Alex...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/06/26

Noah spent the last several days fully analyzing the latest "part" of Break Point. He breaks it down for us, strengths and weaknesses, and we list who we think are the biggest misses from the "profiles" so far. We do a quick analysis of the differences of qualifying at Wimbledon, versus ACTUAL Wimbledon. And then, we get in to the meat of of our pod, a rare interview with Alex Bolt. The 30 year old is currently ranked 342 in the world while coming back from injury. He's using a protected ranking

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67:25

French Open Recap, Blair Henley begins her Commentary...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/06/14

Alright, LOTS to get to. Mike and Noah discuss the big topics post RG, including Novak, Iga, Sabalenka's fake indignation, Miyu Kato, new #1 Austin Krajicek, and more... Then, we get in to Mike's talk with Blair Henley, who did some commentary at the Tyler, Texas Challenger. Finally, dubs specialist Alex Lawson joins Mike and Blair for giggles. More with Alex Bolt on Monday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:51

Winner's Circle with Nicolas Moreno De Alboran

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/06/12

Nicolas Moreno De Alboran defeated Mikhail Kukushkin in 3 grueling sets on Sunday in Tyler, Texas to win his second career Challenger title. Before he had to run to catch a flight, he chats with Mike about what it means to get a title on home turf, be at a new career high (142), and how he solved the riddle of Kukushkin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:08

Winner's Circle with Mark Lajal

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/06/07

Mike sat down with Mark Lajal after he won his first Challenger title at the UAMS Health Little Rock Open. The 20 year old became just the second Estonian to win an ATP Challenger title, behind Jurgen Zopp. We talked about what this means at this stage of his career, handling expectations, and, yes, his hair. More this week from Tyler, Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:38

Behind the Racquet with Alex Michelsen

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/05/29

18 year old Alex Michelsen (pronounced like the golfer) joins Mike on the eve of the Little Rock Challenger, where he'll attempt to have a decent week to get in to Wimbledon qualies. He's already reached a Challenger final in Rome, has wins over former top 10 players Pouille and Sock, and is ready to enroll at the University of Georgia in the fall. We talk about his confidence, his on court improvement, and what he likes to do off the court. And yes, we talk about how he's processing the college

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49:20

The (nearing) Retirement Episode, with Bradley Klahn...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/05/23

With Rafael Nadal announcing he would miss Roland Garros, and (likely) shut it down at the end of 2024, Noah and Mike are joined by Bjorn Fratangelo and Bradley Klahn, two American veterans who are in the back end of their tennis careers. We talked about how they viewed the retirement question, what they thought about Rafa's comments about enjoying one last run, and how challenging it is to retire on your terms if you're NOT Rafa or Roger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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51:25

Expansion by Subtraction

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/05/16

Lots to catch up on for the boys this week. We start by answering Noah's question on whether the Alcaraz upset Monday shows that we haven't been respecting "The Big 3" enough. Are Carlos and Iga "Generational Talents?" Expectation, success, and hyperbole all on display lately. We also hit the blatant sexism in Madrid, and Mike pleas with the new owners of the Western and Southern Open to keep it in Cincy. Next week, we'll announce a giveaway of a Daniil Medvedev used ball from the day he became #1

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35:55

Patrick Kypson wins the USTA Wild Card for Roland Garros

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/05/02

Patrick Kypson reached his second Challenger semifinal in 4 weeks in Savannah, and in doing so, he earned the USTA's reciprocal wild card to the French Open. But he had to sweat on Sunday, as Tristan Boyer could have surpassed him had he won the Savannah title. We chat with him about what it means to win the Wild Card at this stage in his career, and his favorite pastime, smoking meats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:38

Zizou Bergs Wins The Tallahassee Challenger

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2023/04/24

Zizou Bergs is a 23 year old from Belgium who won the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger on Sunday in straight sets over Tung-Lin Wu. During the event, he didn't lose a single set, while clinching his fifth Challenger title. It was an emotional moment for Zizou, who recently lost his grandfather. We talk about the week ,his style, and what this one means to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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