Breaking Back — S3E#8: 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, and whether it is a weapon or a tic
• Natalie on the serve clock, and what MLB's pitch clock teaches tennis
• The 3:33am 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 is wrong with the Davis Cup format

Hosts: Norm, JB and Natalie Cutter.

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