\n \n \n \n Your browser does not support the audio element.\n <\/audio>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr><\/i><\/td> YOU GET DEPORTED and YOU GET DEPORTED and...<\/span><\/td><\/tr>Noah joins us from Chile, after winning his first round match this morning, and boy let me tell you, he's got some stories. While Novak's deportation took all the headlines, it was FAR worse in Chile. Hear the story, and catch up with the guys.\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 18 January 2022<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Emergency Pod on Novak Decision: Not Great, Bob<\/span><\/td><\/tr>Mike and Noah take on the Novak crisis (as of Monday Jan 10 in the morning), and decry the fact that this continues to make tennis look bad. And what about everyone else who did the right thing. And WHAT ABOUT THE TENNIS\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 10 January 2022<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Ben Rothenberg on Australia, Peng Shuai, and the changing world of journalism<\/span><\/td><\/tr>Ben Rothenberg is one of the most well informed, and polarizing figures in the tennis twittersphere. He's a fantastic writer, working for outlets such as the New York Times, as well as being one of the editors of Racquet Magazine. He's also written the definitive story (to this point) on the abuse allegations against Alex Zverev. He's also one of the more polarizing figures in tennis social media circles. We spend about 10 minutes each on:\n1) His upcoming trip to Australia\n2) the lack of real updates on Peng Shuai\nand 3) how he balances his journalism, with his social media presence.\n\nHope you enjoy!\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 29 December 2021<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Challenger University? Get Me a Job.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>First, yeah, Mike has covid. (I'm fine, I promise). So, this week's plans for multiple pods got completely shot in the foot.\nBut, Noah was a trooper and sat in the cold so we could record a pod to discuss ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi's quotes about Challengers. Obviously, this caused some heat. We'll recap, go over it, and go from there.\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 20 December 2021<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Stefan Kozlov wins the Australian Open Wild Card<\/span><\/td><\/tr>This week, hear Mike's interview with Stefan Kozlov, who won the USTA's reciprocal wild card to the Australian Open by virtue of a final, title, and title over the last 4 weeks in Vegas, Charlottesville, and Champaign.\nWe've also got an interview with Christopher Eubanks, winner of the Knoxville Challenger one week ago.\nFinally, to start the show, the boys discuss Koz's impeccable run over the last two months, Peng Shuai, and Novak's completely unnecessary post celebrating Alex Zverev.\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 23 November 2021<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Behind the Racquet with Aleks Vukic<\/span><\/td><\/tr>Quiet, business like, and driven are great ways to describe Aleksandar Vukic. As opposed to a lot of the pros, who have had an amazing junior pedigree, he came to the University of Illinois as a secondary prospect. But now, after a run to the Finals in Charlottesville, he's starting to realize his top 100 dreams.\nWe'll also discuss his new coach, his Covid diagnosis immediately before the US Open, and the difficulties of being away from Australia for such a long period of time in 2021.\nAs a bonus, we do add in the post match interview with Stefan Kozlov after he won the title in Charlottesville.\n\nTalk to you from Knoxville!\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 8 November 2021<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Vasek Pospisil on the state of the PTPA and how it impacts Challengers and Futures<\/span><\/td><\/tr>One of the co-founders of the PTPA, Vasek Pospisil, joins Mike and Noah from Charlottesville, where he's the top seed at the Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger.\nOur half hour chat didn't even begin to get in to the full depths of the PTPA and how it fits in to the tennis landscape. But Vasek did give an update on where it's at now, how it impacts lower level players, and he debates the clarity of message with Mike.\nHe also discusses how it's impacted him on court...and hopefully, we'll get another opportunity to get in to it more during the offseason.\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 1 November 2021<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Quick Update on Noah's ankle (yes, again); and Mike's Indian Wells trip. Big guests upcoming...<\/span><\/td><\/tr>Catching up with Noah here after a few weeks off, as the final stretch awaits. Back with new guests and shows next week. \n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 28 October 2021<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Mary Carillo on the Zverev Allegations and Tennis Journalism<\/span><\/td><\/tr>We dive in deep to the legendary commentator's decision to resign from her commentary duties with the Laver Cup this past weekend. You'll hear her explain why with regard to the domestic abuse allegations against Alex Zverev, and why that decision, and others in her career, have been so important to her, and have also cost her work.\nQuick note from Mike: This was a difficult pod to record for me personally. Mary is as authentic as it can get, and it made me a) realize some of my own shortcomings in that department, while also b) inspiring me to find my own path forward in the same regards when it comes to journalism and authenticity. Hopefully it will be a fascinating pod for you guys as well!\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 28 September 2021<\/td><\/tr> <\/i><\/td> Behind the Racquet with Francesca Di Lorenzo<\/span><\/td><\/tr>Ohio State? The transition to the pro tour? Fishing? Insulting Noah Rubin? You name it, this pod has it. We talked with the 24-year-old about her standout career in Columbus, her ascension in the pro ranks, and how challenging it has been to maintain that level. We go through some fishing excursions she's had down in Tampa, and a very, very special and important request for the tournament organizers in Indian Wells.\n<\/td><\/tr> Posted on 22 September 2021<\/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}]}}