\n \n \n \n Your browser does not support the audio element.\n <\/audio>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr><\/i><\/td> Coffee Cast Powered by Behind the Racquet: Mental Health<\/span><\/td><\/tr> It is never an easy topic to discuss, but today, Noah Rubin and Mike Cation begin the discussion about Mental Health within the sport of tennis. We talk about the immediacy of the frustration, despair, and loneliness felt after a loss, as well as the lack of resources available.\u00a0 And about the brave conversations being had by Katie Swan and Nicole Gibbs, among others, on Behind the Racquet. Listen, think, and interact with us @noahrubin33 @mikectennis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 17 June 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Coffee Cast Powered by Behind The Racquet: Tennis Finances<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Welcome to the new sounds on the Coffee Cast, as we partner with Noah Rubin to begin a weekly show dedicated to exploring the in depth issues that he exposes on Behind the Racquet. This week, we talk finances.\u00a0 Vasek Pospisil started a tweetstorm discussing the financial inequities within our sport, and we wanted to break that down further. His tweet says a player ranked ~300 made 77K last year.\u00a0 Accurate?\u00a0 Maybe not.\u00a0 And that's before expenses.\u00a0 We let you know what those are. \u00a0 Welcome to the journey Behind the Racquet. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 14 June 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Coffee Cast with Cation: Noah Rubin Edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr>His Behind the Racquet series has brought notoriety to many of the difficulties faced by himself, and his peers.\u00a0 But today, on the Coffee Cast, Noah Rubin goes in depth on the basic day to day difficulties faced by many within the sport, and some of the momentous changes he believes are necessary to keep the sport relevant, and keep its athletes in a better state mentally and physically.His thoughts are not a definitive set of finished reforms, but more of a jumping off point.\u00a0 Listen, think, and let him (and me!) know what you think.\u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 10 June 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Dudi Sela<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Inside the New Balance Winner's Circle with Dudi Sela, your champion at the Baptist Health Little Rock Open. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 9 June 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: Alex Rybakov edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr>While in Chicago for the ITA National Indoor Championship, I had the chance to sit down with Alex Rybakov, 22 year old TCU Senior, currently ranked #456 in the ATP Rankings, #262 in the ITF World Tennis Tour Rankings, and #8 in the ITA Collegiate Rankings.\u00a0 That's a lot. It's going to be a complex process for Alex when he goes pro in a couple of months. We sat down and talked about that, his choice to attend TCU, his relationship with the top Americans that he competed with in juniors, and how he's balancing pro aspirations with a full college schedule. Also, thanks to Alex for making some extra time on a busy weekend here in Chicago. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 18 February 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Mitchell Krueger<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Mitchell Krueger tells the story of his massive changes in the offseason. A new coach. A new living situation. A new forehand. It's an incredible story.\u00a0 Hear how he won the RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 11 February 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: Neal Skupski edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr> This was a fun one, as Neal Skupski joined me after advancing to the Mixed Doubles QF on Monday night.\u00a0 We talk British tennis, his hair, the dirty world of doubles, and the family dynamic involved with his brother Ken. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 22 January 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: Thanasi Kokkinakis<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Thanasi and I tried to first record this podcast in August, the week he won a Challenger title in Aptos, California.\u00a0 Time kept getting away from us, but finally, the day after he qualified for the Australian Open, we were able to sit down and chat. We did NOT hammer away at why he didn't get the Wild Card. Thanasi was about to get that question five different ways at a press conference.\u00a0 I did ask him to explain a bit about the politics of tennis in Australia, his rise and fall, and rise again in the tennis ranks, and what it's like being one of the highest profile athletes this week in Melbourne. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 13 January 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: Christopher Eubanks Edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Some of our podcasts are a little shorter this week.\u00a0 Slams will do that.But we're very excited to have Christopher Eubanks join us, the day before the Australian Open main draw begins, as he is in action on Monday after qualifying last week. We talk about why Georgia Tech was important to his development, what the Transition Tour means for college tennis, and his amazing opportunity Saturday to hit and train with Serena Williams.\u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 13 January 2019<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: Jarmere Jenkins Edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr>On this podcast, we talk with NCAA Champion, Challenger Champion, and now ex-player Jarmere Jenkins.\u00a0 Yes, he's Serena's hitting partner.\u00a0 No, we did not talk about Serena. It's a very frank talk, however, about the difficulties of finding positivity as a professional, and how Jarmere found his own path.\u00a0 And maybe how that translates for others.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Enjoy.\u00a0 More to come this week.\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 11 January 2019<\/td><\/tr><\/table>1<\/a> 2<\/a> 3<\/a> 4<\/a> 5<\/a> 6<\/a> 7<\/a> 8<\/a> 9<\/a> 10<\/a> 11<\/a> 12<\/a> 13<\/a> 14<\/a> 15<\/a> 16<\/a> 17<\/a> 18<\/a> 19<\/a> 20<\/a> 21<\/a> 22<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":75,"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2686,"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/2686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/behindtheracquet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}