Chats with the Champ: Zachary Svajda, Tiburon and Fairfield, 2023

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Chats with the Champ: Zachary Svajda, Tiburon and Fairfield, 2023

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Oct 16, 2023

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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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Oct 16, 2023

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The Behind the Racquet Pod is the best glimpse you can get in to the ins and outs of professional tennis, told by its players, and voiced by Noah Rubin, and his podcast partner Mike Cation.

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Chats with the Champ: Zachary Svajda, Tiburon and Fairfield, 2023

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