The Behind the Racquet with Mike Cation and Noah Rubin
The Behind the Racquet Podcast is the best glimpse you can get in to the ins and outs of professional tennis, told by its players, and voiced by Tennis Star Noah Rubin, and his podcast partner, tennis commentator Mike Cation.
Noah's 15-All Volume 4. Eff you, haters!
Noah got a win, his first after a stress reaction in his elbow last year. How does he feel?
And can you ACTUALLY silence the haters?
Posted on 12 February 2020
Coming Home with Mitchell Krueger
Mitchell Krueger's road has not always been easy. But a return home, a strong relationship, and a commitment to himself have allowed him to persevere. Hear from DFW's finest in this week's Pod.
Posted on 4 February 2020
Noah's 15-All, Volume 3
Third volume, and it's got a name.
15 minutes with Noah from the RBC Tennis Championships ahead of his matchup with Aleks Vukic
Topics: Agents, and the value of friendships out here.
Posted on 3 February 2020
Mission Accomplished with Luke Bambridge
Two years after thinking about ending his career, Luke Bambridge now has multiple ATP doubles titles. What are the secrets, and what are the challenges facing him at the higher levels of doubles?
Posted on 28 January 2020
AO with Ahn
Recorded before the draw, and finding out that she could end the career of Caroline Wozniacki, Kristie Ahn joined the boys to talk about her long history with Noah, how she's coping with the air quality issue in Melbourne, how life has changed since the Open, and her "two things."
Posted on 19 January 2020
Not Just Hot Air: Noah's segment, Volume 2
Outspoken as always, Noah Rubin takes you through his thoughts on the smoke from the bushfires in Australia.
As a reminder, you can donate to several fantastic organizations here, including the Australian Red Cross. Their site is at:
https://www.redcross.org.au/
Posted on 17 January 2020
The yet untitled Noah BTR Segment, Volume 1
NEW SEGMENT ALERT!
We need help with a name. Each week this season, we'll do 10-15 minutes with Noah, assessing his season, his brain, his body, and see how it changes, morphs, cracks, strengthens...behind the racquet indeed.
Give us your name suggestion, and you could win an autographed ball!
Posted on 14 January 2020
The Media Landscape with Jon Wertheim
Jon Wertheim doesn't get to go in the weeds too often, but we dragged him in for an extensive interview about media coverage and how it relates to players outside the top 50. We also get a little more in depth in to the idea of improving marketing for players, as well as payments for those outside "the big 4."
Posted on 7 January 2020
Merry Christmas with Madison Keys
Despite a few technical issues at the outset, this is a full ranging interview with Madison Keys, ranging from her love of Christmas, to shortening the tennis season, to leadership issues for the ATP/WTA, to dealing with the pressures of the tour at a young age.
Posted on 17 December 2019
Battling Back from Injury with Bjorn Fratangelo
It's never easy dealing with an injury as an athlete, but what happens when you HAVE to play in order to get paid?
Bjorn Fratangelo has dealt with a foot injury through the back end of 2019 that caused him to miss the last three months of the year. No money, no points...it's not easy.
He tells @noahrubin33 and @mikectennis how he dealt with it, and a crazy story about his most recent coach...