Behind the Racquet Pod Podcast
1) Michael Kosta
Mike (Cation) here. I've known Michael Kosta since I started working in tennis, right out of college, when Craig Tiley asked me to be the public address announcer for the University of Illinois Men's ...Show More
2) Behind the Racquet with Federico Gomez
This podcast drops as Federico Gomez is just about an hour away from his first Australian Open appearance, taking on Joao Fonseca in the first round of qualies here on a Tuesday in Melbourne. His rout...Show More
3) Behind the Racquet with Johannus Monday
Johannus Monday enters 2025 at 371 in the world, but as we know on the BTR Pod, the ranking very rarely tells the full story. The 6'6" lefty has evolved immensely over the last five years, and ended t...Show More
4) Behind the Racquet with Gabriel Diallo
Canadian Davis Cup Champion Gabriel Diallo joins Mike on the pod this week. The 23 year old provided another big jump in the rankings in 2024, moving in to the top 100 on the back of his first ATP Fin...Show More
5) Behind the Racquet with Nate Lammons
Nate Lammons is one of my favorite people to run in to at every tournament. He's down to earth, not impressed by pretense, and just a good human to be around. He also happens to be one of the top 20 d...Show More
6) Behind the Racquet with Learner Tien
Learner Tien is 18 years old, has a record of 53-9 this year, which now includes a total of 7 titles, including his third challenger title on Sunday in Fairfield, California. We had a chat on Monday b...Show More
7) Behind the Racquet with Ethan Quinn
Ethan Quinn is 20 years old, ranked 246 in the world, out of Fresno, California. He won the NCAA Singles title at Georgia in 2023. On the eve of US Open qualies, he sat down with Mike to discuss his p...Show More
8) Behind the Racquet with Nishesh Basavareddy
This week's guest is Nishesh Basavareddy, a 19 year old from Carmel, Indiana, currently ranked (as of July 29, 2024) 296 in the world. He's reached two Challenger Finals (Fairfield 2023 and Bloomfield...Show More
9) Wimbledon Champ Noah Rubin is Bored
Lots to recap here, in this pod recorded slightly before the women's final at Wimby. We discuss -The slowing of the grass courts -Paolini is great, but she shouldn't have two straight GS finals -Panic...Show More
10) Behind the Racquet with Cooper Williams
Cooper Williams is an 18 year old originally from New York City. He's currently ranked 1250 on the ATP Tour, but this summer he will no doubt see a massive jump in that part. It's inevitable. He's a f...Show More