Cracked Interviews [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin sits down with multiple Baylor Bear alums at the 2025 Pro Bear Bash. Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each gra...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin sits down with multiple Baylor Bear alums at the 2025 Pro Bear Bash. Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each gra...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin sits down with multiple Baylor Bear alums at the 2025 Pro Bear Bash. Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each gra...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin sits down with multiple Baylor Bear alums at the 2025 Pro Bear Bash. Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each gra...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin sits down with multiple Baylor Bear alums at the 2025 Pro Bear Bash. Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each gra...

Nebraska Men's Tennis Head Coach Peter Kobelt joins the show to discuss his team's run to the NCAA tournament last spring, building off of last year's success, growing into his job, plus SO much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their...

Director of Topnotch Events Alex Guthrie joins the show to discuss Year 2 of the Lincoln Challenger, the proliferation of American events, and so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and l...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with Rafael Jodar about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, commu...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with Martin Damm Jr. about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, co...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with Oliver Tarvet about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, comm...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with Patrick Kypson about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, com...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with Oliver Tarvet about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, comm...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with Martin Damm Jr. about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, co...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with DK Suresh about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, communit...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to the winners emerging each day at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger In this episode, he speaks with Rafael Jodar about their victory, goals for the remainder of the season, plus so much more!! Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online private schools in the United States , Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, commu...

TCU Junior Duncan Chan joins the show to chat through his electric start to the 2025 College Tennis fall. He also reflects on his first two season at TCU, shares his goals for the upcoming year, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks...

Stanford All-American Sophomore Valerie Glozman joins the show to discuss her run to the 2025 ITA All-American Women's Singles Title. She also talks through the origins her unique gamestyle, reflects on her first year at Stanford, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win so...

Arizona All-American Senior Jay Friend joins the show to breakdown his run to the 2025 ITA All-American Singles Title. He also breaks down his expectations for his final season on the job, his experiences acclimating to the Arizona Tennis culture, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a...

2024 NCAA Singles Champion Michael Zheng joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss his current fifteen-match win streak on the ATP Challenger Tour. He also discusses his approach to his final season at Columbia, goals for the next year, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance...

JTCC Senior Yared Alfred and Junior Eadan Waters join the show to discuss their experiences with the Laurel Springs School. They discuss how they got started with online schooling, how online schooling helped advance each of their games, the benefits of the JTCC Program, and SO much more!!  Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram h...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his brief conversations with players participating in the 2025 Laver Cup. He speaks with Roger Federer, Taylor Fritz, Alex De Minaur, and Carlos Alcaraz. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: Taylor...

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Executive Director Carmen  Bond  joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer an update on the latest efforts of the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation. She discusses their expansive commitment to communities across the state, breaks down their strategies to continue to grow the sport, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addit...

On today’s Cracked Interviews , Alex Gruskin sits down with tennis legend Roger Federer live from the 2025 Laver Cup in San Francisco. Federer shares his perspective on this year’s edition of the event and what it’s been like transitioning from playing on court to watching from the sidelines. Alex also presses Roger on how he would gameplan against current World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz if he were sti...

Chairman of the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Pro Series Bill Towler joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the upcoming Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Invitational. Bill discusses the genesis of the event entering year 3, breaks down this year's exceptional field, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle...

On today’s Press Row segment, Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with Mark Lajal at the 2025 Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!   Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedr...