The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his Holiday Wish List for the 2025 Tennis Season. 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 Notes: #1: New Grand Slam Champions - 1:32 #2: An Iga/Sabalenka Slam Final - 8:17 #3: All 3 Czechs (Krejcikova, Vondrouso...

Monday Match Analysis Host and Tennis Channel Contributor Gill Gross joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to draft their 2025 ATP "Make or Break" All-Stars. They explain the thinking behind their selections, then breakdown why stars such as Zverev, Tsitsipas, Tiafoe, Cerundolo, and others face pivotal 2025 seasons. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add y...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his final thoughts on the 2024 #NextGenATP Finals. He offers his reaction to a week that will forever be known as "Fonseca's arrival", hands out grades for each participant in the 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 to the review for a chance...

Cracked Racquets Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap the first two days of the 2024 #NextGenATP Finals. They breakdown magnificent starts for Joao Fonseca and Alex Michelsen, look at how Tien/Basavareddy have fared in their respective debuts on the big stage, plus so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to list their 2025 WTA "Make or Break" All-Stars. They explain why 2025 might prove to be a pivotal season for each player on the list, then breakdown the 2025 prospects of players like Samsonova, Potpaova, Andreescu, Kenin, plus so many more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add yo...

Cracked Racquets Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the 2024 #NextGenATP Finals. They compare the 2024 field to year's past, map out a successful tournament for all eight competitors, 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...

Cracked Racquets Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss which ATP Players appear primed for a Top 100 Rankings breakthrough in 2025. They get into a much needed "Tien vs. Basavareddy" debate, name the prospects most prepared to take a leap forward in 2025, plus so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twi...

Tennisabstract.com Founder Jeff Sackmann joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss the most "Overrated/Underrated" players of the 2024 season. They discuss Jeff's new metric to compare Elo Ratings vs. ATP/WTA Rankings, run through their list of players, 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 re...

CollegeTennisRanks Founder and CR Contributor Chris Halioris joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap how players with college tennis ties performed in the pros throughout the 2024 season. They discuss the growing trend of success, discuss the staying powers of those former collegiate athletes currently in the Top 100, plus so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite po...

No Challenges Remaining Host and Author/Writer Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 season for American Men's Tennis. They offer their thoughts on the group's collective efforts, then offer their grades for the 2024 campaigns of the Top 10 American Men. Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram hand...

No Challenges Remaining Host and Author/Writer Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 season for American Women's Tennis. They offer their thoughts on the group's collective efforts, then offer their grades for the 2024 campaigns of the Top 10 American Women. Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for the 2024 WTA Award Show. They offer their thoughts on Player of Year, Most Improved, Best Storyline, Biggest Missed Opportunity, 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 Bo...

Tennis.com   Lead Editor David Kane joins   Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for the 2024 WTA Award Show. They offer their thoughts on Player of Year, Most Improved, Best Storyline, Biggest Missed Opportunity, 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!! Episod...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 #NextGenATP Finals. They discuss whether the event has maintained it’s initial prestige, look at a hypothetical #NextGenWTA 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 to the review for a chance to win some FREE...

Tennis.com   Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap the 2024 BJK Cup and Davis Cup events. They discuss whether these team events still have juice, breakdown an Italian Sweep, 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...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap the 2024 ATP Tour Finals. They offer their grades for all eight members of the field, discuss expectations for each in 2025, 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 B...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on this week’s action across the Pro Tennis World. He shares his takeaways from the first three days of ATP Finals play, breaks down the week’s ATP Challenger + ITF Pro Circuit action, 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 f...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on all of the Tour Finals results from the last week of action. He breaks down a monumental title run for Coco Gauff, shares his preliminary grades for each WTA Finals participant, 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on last week’s non-Tour Finals action from across the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down a massive week for Denis Shapovalov, discusses two seemingly ATP prospects, looks at a wild week of Challenger + ITF Pro Circuit results, plus so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on last week’s action from Pro Tennis World. He breaks down where the Race to the ATP Finals stands, a MOMENT for French Men’s Tennis in Paris, a big week for rising talent on the WTA Tour, 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 revi...

Tennis.com  Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 WTA Finals. They discuss whether we got the right field this season, answer one question about each of the eight players in the 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 to the review for a chance to win some...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews the week ahead in the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down a pivotal week for ATP Finals Contenders, talks through a plethora of opportunities available on the WTA Tour, 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 C...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on one of the final Championship Weekends of the 2024 season. He breaks down a MASSIVE week for ascending talents on both the ATP and WTA Tours, 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!! E...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on an exciting Championship Weekend ahead in the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down a great week for the next generation of WTA and ATP standouts, previews the weekend ahead, 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on a busy Thursday in the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down a big day for rising young talents on the ATP Tour, upsets in Guangzhou, 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 some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmar...