Behind the Racquet Pod Mike Cation & Noah Rubin/Tennis Channel Podcast Network

Zach moves to ~139 in the rankings with a 10 match winning streak. This is a nice addendum to our full podcast, which is the previous one in your feed!
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Zachary Svajda is 20 years old from Southern California, currently ranked 170 in the world. This fall, he won the Cary Challenger, and this past Sunday, he won the Tiburon Challenger for the second straight year.
We talk about his upbringing, his decision to go pro instead of going to college; his strong connections with Roger, Novak, Steve Weissman, and Rick Buchta; and that incredible ball-striking ability.
Hopefully, more coming up from Fairfield this week!
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Brian Koppelman is a DEVOTED tennis fan, but you'll know him best for his involvement as Executive Producer and Showrunner for the Showtime series Billions, writer of Ocean's Thirteen and Rounders, and the director of the 30 for 30 episode "This Is What They Want", about Jimmy Connors.
He sits down with Noah to chat about Billions, his tennis love, and so much more. Mike was unfortunately on air at the time, so he had to feed Noah questions about his literal favorite film, Rounders.
Tomorrow we'll have a quickie with Abdullah Shelbayh, and Freddie Nielsen joins us next week!
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Lots to hit on this week:
-Coco's win and its impact in the states
-Novak remains way beyond the rest
-Ben gets beat up, and it's completely unnecessary
-Is the Halep suspension the tip of the iceberg?

More next week!
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Bryan Shelton is best known at this moment as Ben Shelton's Coach and Father. We chat about Ben's progress, where he can go, how far he's come, and how Bryan and his wife Lisa balanced athletics with "real life" for their two kids.
Bryan is the only coach to win NCAA titles on both the men's and women's side, at Georgia Tech (women) and Florida (men). And, yes, a HECK of a player himself, reaching 55 in the world, with two ATP titles.
I'm really appreciative of Bryan's time, as he likes to keep the focus on his son, as well as his daughter Emma. More from New York next week.
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Lots to catch up on from the last month.
What a week in Cincy, with Coco taking the title, and THAT MATCH.
We go in depth on Coco and her impact.
We also try to tackle how to shorten the season, and is there a need for a COMPLETE revamp of how we do the rankings?
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