Breaking Back 🎾 Tennis Podcast

Everyone figured Juan Carlos Ferrero would coach Rafael Jodar. He picked Ben Shelton. Nat: that tells you what he thinks of Shelton's ceiling. Can Ferrero make Shelton an Alcaraz problem in 2027?

Norm: "My volleys are much better than Taylor Fritz." JB: then rank the three worst volleyers in the top 20. Who makes your three?

The WTA left the practice-court mics on at the WTA Finals. Pegula on Andreeva: "She's a bit of a diva. She needs to be humbled." Fair game, or should the WTA have warned the players?

JB spent 30 years at the Delray Beach Open. The only matches he sat down for and turned off his radio: the Bryan brothers. Click here to listen: t.mtrbio.com/breakingback 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

Venus Williams is 0-16 and says she has earned the right to decide how it ends. JB says the spot costs someone who needs the first-round money and points. Click here to listen: t.mtrbio.com/breakingback 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

Alexander Zverev is world No. 1. Nat says the asterisk comes off if he holds it through the Australian Open. Click here to listen: t.mtrbio.com/breakingback 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

What if Rod #Laver got those 5 years back? Would #Djokovic be chasing his record? #Tennis #grandslams

Rod Laver won 11 majors and spent five prime years locked out of them because he turned pro. Click here to listen: t.mtrbio.com/breakingback 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

Quentin Folliot is banned until 2044. Career prize money: $60,047. The ITIA found 27 breaches and a central role in a match-fixing syndicate. He disputes recruiting others. Click here to listen: t.mtrbio.com/breakingback 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

Jannik Sinner ended his season October 6. Riyadh moved to December, and he's back in for a reported $1.5 million and no ranking points. Norm says it's the money. Nat disagrees. Click here to listen: t.mtrbio.com/breakingback 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

The Delray Beach Open asked which player you'd put in front of someone who has never cared about tennis. Everybody said Gael Monfils. Click here to listen: t.mtrbio.com/breakingback 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

How can #Zverev and #Sinner have the same number of points but AZ is #1, you ask? Zverev wins the #ATP's ranking tiebreaker. When total points are equal, the first deciding factor is combined points from Grand Slams, mandatory Masters 1000 events and the ATP Finals.

Medvedev hit a fan by accident and got defaulted. Atmane threw his racket at the stands and got a point penalty. Same sport, two outcomes. Fair? 👇 #Tennis #ATP

Friday: "We're gonna go out there and we're gonna wax them." Saturday: Wake 41, Cal 7. Norm's Numbers don't lie. #GoDeacs 21+. Not betting advice. 1-800-GAMBLER.

Jodar cursed at a ball kid in Shanghai. Then he lost the final from a set and a break up. Ball kids should be untouchable. Agree? 👇 Full episode of Breaking Back: link in bio. #ShanghaiMasters #Tennis

New Breaking Back: Emma Navarro's health announcement, players dropping out of Beijing, Kei Nishikori's farewell, and whether Venus Williams should get another wild card. #TennisPodcast #BreakingBack #WTA youtu.be/k6DCdAkp7fg?si=PzS5… via @YouTube

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Full episode — draw breakdown + Nat's Numbers picks: youtu.be/6KtJHhX-SVM