A New Start with Neto

Things are changing for us. We've rebranded as the Behind the Racquet Pod. And what better guest to get to mark the occasion than Ernesto Escobedo, the first person ever to be featured on Behind the Racquet. We talk about his decision to be the first on BTR, what it's meant to be a Mexican-American star, and his unique ability with a football. And don't forget to check out our new patreon page, at patreon.com/BehindtheRacquetPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, Behind the Racquet founder Noah Rubin announced the BTR Tour, his vision for a reimagined tennis experience. Today, Mike presses him on the details behind the larger vision, including the details of BTR Tour weekend, and whether it's a long term competitor for the ATP and WTA Tours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.  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.  Accurate?  Maybe not.  And that's before expenses.  We let you know what those are.   Welcome to the journey Behind the Racquet.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quick tech note: Mike's recorder went wayward the first few minutes. It restarted a few minutes, the audio is clean about 7 minutes in. Now. This is Mental Health Week for the Behind the Racquet. Join Noah as he explores mental health from a variety of perspectives, with special guests on the Behind the Racquet Instagram live: All times Eastern: Monday 2PM Dr. Jonathan Katz Tuesday 2PM: Sven Groeneveld Wednesday 2PM: Marcos Baghdatis Thursday 5PM: Reilly Opelka Friday 2PM: Marco Trungelliti Any questions, join Noah and discuss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices