The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 3 of the 2024 Australian Open. He offers his six biggest headlines from the day, looks more broadly at an extraordinarily stable Round 1 in Melbourne, 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!! Epis...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open. He offers his six biggest headlines from the day, looks at the 18 (!!) matches that went the distance, 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: He...

Host Alex Gruskin recaps Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Open. He offers his five biggest headlines from the day, looks at the 13 (!!) matches that went the distance, 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: Headline #1: Rublev survives...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps a rare Championship Saturday in the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down finals in Adealaide, Auckland, and Hobart, previews Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Open, 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!! Epis...

Cracked Racquets Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap Friday’s action across the pro tennis world. They discuss the standout performers from Australian Open Qualifying Rounds, look at this week’s tour-level action, 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 c...

Writer for Tennis Majors + Host of The Lucky Letcord Podcast Chris Oddo joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their Top 10 Power Rankings heading into the 2024 Australian Open Men’s Singles Event. They breakdown their lists into tiers, discuss the players best positioned to pull off a big upset, talk a little Lions/Michigan Football, plus so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review o...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Thursday’s action across the professional tennis world. He breaks down the action in Adelaide, Hobart, and Auckland, looks at the day’s most notable Australian Open qualifying results, 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 revie...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their Top 10 Power Rankings heading into the 2024 Australian Open Women’s Singles Event. They breakdown their lists into tiers, discuss the presence of a definitive Top 4, 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Week 2 in the pro tennis world. He breaks down the players with the most on the line this week, runs through Wednesday’s most notable results, 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!!...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews Week 2 of the 2024 Tennis Season. He breaks down Tour-Level action in Adelaide, Hobart, and Auckland, offers his biggest takeaways from early Australian Open Qualifying action, 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 s...

Tennis Abstract Founder + CR’s International Correspondent Jeff Sackmann joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer some overreactions to Week 1 of the 2024 season. They discuss the last 6 months of Dimitrov, the emergence of a new “Big Four”, a big week for “the Ru’s”, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram ha...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief recaps the first Championship Sunday of the 2024 season. He breaks down a fascinating United Cup Final, looks at stunning results in Brisbane, Auckland, and Hong Kong, 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 Boo...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on a busy Semifinal Saturday in the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down a thrilling United Cup tie between Germany and Australia, previews the season’s first Championship bouts, 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a jam-packed Quarterfinal Friday in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on Nadal’s tough outing in Brisbane, a power tennis clinic between Azarenka and Ostapenko, fun days in Auckland and Hong Kong, 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps a busy Thursday in the pro tennis world. He explains how both Fruhvirtova/Raducanu impressed in defeat, breaks down juicy day of action in Brisbane, 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on a ridiculous 24-hour stretch in the pro tennis world. He breaks down the mechanics of De Minaur’s United Cup upset of Djokovic, runs through the rest of the day’s funky results, 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 the last 24 hours in pro tennis world. He shares his takeaways from Rafa’s return in Brisbane, a thrilling Svitolina/Wozniacki affair in Auckland, Djokovic at United Cup, 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 an  electric  first few days of the 2024 season. He breaks down the action from United Cup, Brisbane, Auckland, and Hong Kong, offering his first overreactions of the new year!! 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...

Author, Podcaster, and  CR’s  dearest friend Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to predict their Top 10 American Women to end the 2024 season. They discuss the players they expect to take leaps forward, offer their thoughts on those with the potential for regression, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/I...

Ben Rothenberg, author of the new book  Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to finding Her Power and Her Voice,  joins the show to discuss the exceptional new reporting found within his biography, speculate about Naomi Osaka’s 2nd Act, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: Undertaking such a projec...

Author, Podcaster, and  CR’s  dearest friend Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to predict their Top 10 American Men to end the 2024 season. They discuss the players they expect to take leaps forward, offer their thoughts on those with the potential for regression, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Ins...

Cracked Racquets  Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their prediction for which ATP Players might just make their Top 100 debuts during the 2024 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 Bookmarks: 2023 reflections - 4:00 Sur...

Cracked Racquets  Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the prospects of the #LostATPGen (Born 1989-1994) heading into 2024. He offers his thoughts on who in the group is still well positioned to compete at the top of the game, who’s window might’ve already closed, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handl...

Cracked Racquets  Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the prospects of the #LostATPGen (Born 1989-1994) heading into 2024. He offers his thoughts on who in the group is still well positioned to compete at the top of the game, who’s window might’ve already closed, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your Twitter/Instagram handl...

Headlined Cracked Racquets  Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on 2023’s finals  Ultimate Tennis Showdown  Event in London. He discusses a fantastic weekend for Jack Draper, looks at the event’s other standout performers, 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 w...