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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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42:54

Michael Kosta

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2025/03/11

Mike (Cation) here. I've known Michael Kosta since I started working in tennis, right out of college, when Craig Tiley asked me to be the public address announcer for the University of Illinois Men's Tennis team, in 2001. He and Amer Delic came in to work on a pre-match CD of music, and we talked, and I immediately started pushing for him to join our radio morning show from time to time, because he was just hilarious.25 years later, and Kosta has achieved some incredible things, with multiple

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44:17

Behind the Racquet with Federico Gomez

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2025/01/07

This podcast drops as Federico Gomez is just about an hour away from his first Australian Open appearance, taking on Joao Fonseca in the first round of qualies here on a Tuesday in Melbourne.His route is an unusual one, having gone through a junior college to Louisville to the business world path, before breaking out in 2024 with three challenger titles, creeping closer and closer to the top 100 for the first time in his career. More coming up next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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50:31

Behind the Racquet with Johannus Monday

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2025/01/02

Johannus Monday enters 2025 at 371 in the world, but as we know on the BTR Pod, the ranking very rarely tells the full story. The 6'6" lefty has evolved immensely over the last five years, and ended the 2024 season with three straight 25K titles, and a semifinal at the Knoxville Challenger. That was a special one for him, as it was a few months after he graduated from the University of Tennessee. We talk about he went from an unheralded prospect out of Hull, to one of the most feared players out of

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46:27

Behind the Racquet with Gabriel Diallo

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2024/12/09

Canadian Davis Cup Champion Gabriel Diallo joins Mike on the pod this week. The 23 year old provided another big jump in the rankings in 2024, moving in to the top 100 on the back of his first ATP Final in Almaty.We discuss his beginnings, his quite international background, the college days at Kentucky, and how he's focusing on process over results. More next week with Jamie Loeb talking to Hayley Carter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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54:50

Behind the Racquet with Nate Lammons

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2024/12/03

Nate Lammons is one of my favorite people to run in to at every tournament. He's down to earth, not impressed by pretense, and just a good human to be around.He also happens to be one of the top 20 doubles players in the world. We chopped it up about his rise to that level, and some of the top doubles topics right now, including the US decision not to play Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek during Davis Cup this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:13

Behind the Racquet with Learner Tien

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2024/10/14

Learner Tien is 18 years old, has a record of 53-9 this year, which now includes a total of 7 titles, including his third challenger title on Sunday in Fairfield, California.We had a chat on Monday before the tournament had begun in full, and then we spoke again AFTER he won the title in 39 minutes and 07 seconds, 6-0, 6-1 over Bernard Tomic. Record setting on that one, becoming the shortest completed Challenger Final in history. We talk about goals, THAT winning streak, and much more. Learn more

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35:07

Behind the Racquet with Ethan Quinn

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/08/19

Ethan Quinn is 20 years old, ranked 246 in the world, out of Fresno, California. He won the NCAA Singles title at Georgia in 2023.On the eve of US Open qualies, he sat down with Mike to discuss his path out of Fresno, why he's a 40 year old in a 20 year old body, the slow and sometimes difficult progression in the pros, and his journey in to hip hop. More (hopefully) next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:25

Behind the Racquet with Nishesh Basavareddy

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2024/07/31

This week's guest is Nishesh Basavareddy, a 19 year old from Carmel, Indiana, currently ranked (as of July 29, 2024) 296 in the world. He's reached two Challenger Finals (Fairfield 2023 and Bloomfield Hills 2024) in his very young career, helped lead the Stanford Cardinal the last two seasons, and was ranked as high as #5 in the world as a Junior.We talk his transition towards the pros, how he developed his pure ball striking, and his relationship with Rajeev Ram. Learn more about your ad choices

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49:42

Wimbledon Champ Noah Rubin is Bored

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/07/15

Lots to recap here, in this pod recorded slightly before the women's final at Wimby. We discuss-The slowing of the grass courts -Paolini is great, but she shouldn't have two straight GS finals -Panic at the (Challenger) Disco -Wild Cards tbd at the Open. Guess yours! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:04

Behind the Racquet with Cooper Williams

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2024/06/04

Cooper Williams is an 18 year old originally from New York City. He's currently ranked 1250 on the ATP Tour, but this summer he will no doubt see a massive jump in that part. It's inevitable. He's a former junior world #3, and was a top 10 collegiate talent this past spring at Harvard. That includes an Australian Open doubles title with Learner Tien.This summer is an important one for Cooper, as he explores the professional tour and sees where he fits in. We certainly expect some big things, and it

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56:32

Behind the Racquet with Marcus Willis

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2024/05/14

Marcus Willis is a 33 year old from Slough, Great Britain, ranked 116 in the world. He is a 5 time (at this moment) Challenger doubles champion.Once, he made it to the second round of Wimbledon. Those two sentences don't begin to sum up the man with some of the best hands in tennis. Marcus sat down with Mike and Noah to talk about THAT run to Wimbledon, THAT episode with the RC Cola and a snickers bar, and also how those big moments have been mixed with some really trying times, both externally,

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52:06

Behind the Racquet with Tristan Boyer

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2024/05/06

First, unfortunately, Mike's mic shut down in recording, so as the least important person on the pod (Noah and Tristan agree on this)..his voice will sound shaky today. Tristan Boyer is a 23 year old out of Southern California, ranked 231 in the world. In a few weeks, he'll play in Roland Garros qualifying for the first time in his career, just his second career grand slam appearance (after the US Open Qs last year). Just over one year ago, he was ranked 1500 in the world heading in to the green

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52:54

First Quarter Check In with Noah and Mike

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/04/29

Noah is back from his honeymoon, so we do a catchup on some recent topicsNamely the potential tour restructure. What does it mean for the Challengers? We get a honeymoon recap from Noah, how to best interact with fans, Danielle Collins, and a resurgent Rafa and what that means. More with Tristan Boyer next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:10

New Balance Winner's Circle with Thanasi Kokkinakis

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/04/15

Thanasi Kokkinakis sat down with Mike after winning the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, his 6th Challenger Title. We talk about his return to the top 100, and guaranteeing himself a spot in the French Open main draw with a week on an injured foot. He battled tough conditions, tough opponents, and the weight of that main draw throughout the week, and is now headed on his European summer trip.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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46:14

Behind the Racquet with ATP Player Council Member...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/03/12

Miguel is now 36 years of age, and remains very much in the discussions at the slams as a top 75 doubles player. The former Texas Longhorn talks about his long career as a doubles specialist, what made that decision for him, and how he views the long history of Mexican tennis.We also get in to some of the ATP Player Council politics, namely how doubles gets more eyes (and money), where the ATP is on a domestic abuse policy, and whether Latin America will be getting a Masters Series event. More next

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42:02

Behind the Racquet with Jill Craybas

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2024/03/04

Jill Craybas had an incredible playing career, as a top 40 player in both singles in doubles, a WTA singles title, 5 doubles titles. She's most well known for a win over Serena at Wimbledon in 2002. Since her career ended in 2013, she's become a fantastic commentator at the Slams, as well as for both the ATP and WTA. This week, she'll be one of the courtside reporters for TennisTV.We chat about her playing career, and how she's brought her inquisitive nature to her reporting and commentary

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34:56

Behind the Racquet with Eliot Spizzirri

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/02/21

First, apologies for some of Mike's audio issues in this one. Unfortunately, the wifi in his hotel this past weekend caused a few issues so we're going to ignore the fact that he sounds worse than normal, which is saying a lot.Here are Eliot's deets: Age: 22 Rank: ATP 721, ITA (College) #1 Hometown: Greenwich, Connecticut 2023 Collegiate Player of the Year, finishing #1 in singles, #2 in doubles He will definitely hop in as a Challenger level player quickly once he turns pro at the end of the

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51:51

Behind the Racquet with Aleks Kovacevic

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/02/13

Aleks Kovacevic sat down with Mike before the Dallas Open to discuss finally hitting top 100 after his run through qualies and in to the 2nd round of the Australian Open. At the time of publish, Kova is back outside of the top 100, at 102, after losing some points from the Cleveland Challenger title one year ago. But hitting 85 was just one step on his journey. He's a University of Illinois graduate, his game is gorgeous, and he's got a new coach to help him get to that next level. Learn more about

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32:31

Behind the Racquet with Robert Galloway

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/02/05

31-year-old Robert Galloway is a top 50 doubles player from South Carolina. His path took him a different route than most. He was at the peak in the 12s, stepped away from the game, and found his way back as a college star at Wofford University. As a doubles specialist straight out of college, it's a long, hard road to the top 50. Robby G takes us through his journey, with some detours as we discuss the Australian Open, the Zverev player council issue, and much more! Learn more about your ad

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67:45

Year 6; Episode 1. Noah Finally Returns; An AO Recap;...

Behind the Racquet Pod ·

2024/01/29

Only a month in to the year, we get back after it. Lots to get to, here's a rundown. Open- Mike's AO 12:00- Noah Returns to Professional Tennis 28:35- Australian Open Recap; We're in Good Hands 43:50- Quick outlandish predictions from Mike and Noah; Ethan Quinn and Tommy Paul 48:00- Sascha Zverev Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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