Breaking Back — S3E8: Zverev's US Open Ball Bouncing and the Case for a Second-Serve Clock

Zverev won the US Open without knowing it was match point, and his ball bouncing between serves has Norm, JB and Natalie Cutter debating a second-serve clock.

Recorded before the Laver Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup Finals wrapped.

In this episode:

- Zverev's ball bouncing between serves: weapon or tic?

- Natalie on the serve clock, and what MLB's pitch clock teaches tennis

- The 3:33 a.m. finish, and JB on why start times are the problem

- A Laver Cup preview, Rafael Jódar's climb and Juan Carlos Ferrero's 2027 return

- JB on what's wrong with the Davis Cup format

Hosts: Norm, JB and Natalie Cutter.

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