\n \n \n \n Your browser does not support the audio element.\n <\/audio>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr><\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Reilly Opelka<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Reilly Opelka has picked up two titles in two weeks on the USTA Pro Circuit.\u00a0 But his championship in Champaign means a little more, moving him in to the top 100 for the first time in his career, and gets him in to the main draw at the Australian Open. Hear from him after his title at the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, as we go inside the New Balance Winner's Circle.\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 17 November 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Tommy Paul<\/span><\/td><\/tr>It's been a long time coming for Tommy Paul.\u00a0 The 21 year old picked up his first Challenger title in dominant fashion on Sunday in Charlottesville, going Lucky Loser to final without losing a set in the main draw.\u00a0 That included wins over Noah Rubin, Ivo Karlovic, Bradley Klahn, and then Peter Polansky in the final.\u00a0 It puts him in the running for the USTA Australian Open Wild Card, although he's well behind Jack Sock for now. And it almost guarantees him a trip to Australia for qualies. \u00a0 While we've still got to sit down to discuss some random topics (including Pumpkin), this was a good start.\u00a0 More next week!\u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 5 November 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: Reilly Opelka Edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr>Recorded last week before his tournament in Fairfield, California, hear from the 21 year old about his massive year, marred only by a bout with mono during the summer. We talk about the NBA, his social media absence, why he wants out of the Challengers ASAP, and yes, Tommy Paul's beloved Pumpkin. \u00a0 More coming from Charlottesville, including, hopefully, the talk we promised with Tommy Paul. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 19 October 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Bjorn Fratangelo<\/span><\/td><\/tr> It's been a long time coming for Bjorn Fratangelo.\u00a0 The 25 year old pride of Plum, Pennsylvania picked up his first title in 2 1\/2 years in Fairfield, California today.\u00a0 In the New Balance Winner's Circle, we talked about the depths to which he had sunk over the summer, and how he found a new balance with tennis and life.\u00a0 Oh...and you'll also hear why I called him \"Beautiful Bjorn\" during today's broadcast.\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 15 October 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Lloyd Harris...Again<\/span><\/td><\/tr> The big hitting 21 year old from Cape Town is back in the New Balance's Winner's Circle, after taking his second career Challenger title in Stockton, California.\u00a0 His confidence is on a new level.\u00a0 Hear why, and what his win means for South African tennis. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 8 October 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: James Duckworth Edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr> 5 surgeries in two years. And yet James Duckworth is back, and progressing back toward the top 100, with one Challenger title, and a semifinal last week in Tiburon.\u00a0 The Cary champion tells us about what he did off the court during that time, the perspective he gained, and maybe the low moment in this comeback. We chat over some lowly American coffee, and as always, the company was delightful. \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 2 October 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Michael Mmoh<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Hear from newly minted Wells Fargo Tiburon Challenger Champion Michael Mmoh, the newest member of the ATP's Top 100.\u00a0 Back to back titles in Columbus and Tiburon get him there for the first time in his career. We play compare and contrast:1) His new and old coaches (Alex Waske and Glenn Weiner) 2) His style of play now vs. 2016 3) and the style of play over the last two weeks. Hear from Mike inside the New Balance Tennis Winner's Circle.\u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 1 October 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Thanasi Kokkinakis<\/span><\/td><\/tr> We go inside the New Balance Winner's Circle today with Thanasi Kokkinakis, who ended a 3 year injury-prolonged Trophy drought with a win at the Nordic Naturals Challenger. He talks about how his body is holding up, his immediate plans for Vancouver and the Open, and how he hopes to sustain success for the finishing months of 2018.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 13 August 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> The Coffee Cast with Cation: Dan Evans Edition<\/span><\/td><\/tr> Finally got a chance to sit down with Dan Evans, aka Evo, to talk a little bit about his life three months back in to his comeback. Hear his thoughts on how he's been treated by the media, his relationship with his former coach Mark Hilton, and how things have gone on court since his return.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 9 August 2018<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> New Balance Winner's Circle with Lloyd Harris<\/span><\/td><\/tr> We go inside the New Balance Winner's Circle with Lloyd Harris, winner of the Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships in Lexington, Kentucky\n<\/td><\/tr>Posted on 5 August 2018<\/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}]}}