The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Thursday's action from across the professional tennis world. He shares his takeaways from a blockbuster day of Women's R16 action in Brisbane, breakout victories for a couple of American men, 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 th...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Wednesday's action from across the professional tennis world. He shares his takeaways from a testy day for the top Women's seeds in Brisbane, an exceptional day of tennis in 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 revie...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Tuesday's action from across the professional tennis world. He shares his takeaways from the top WTA seeds kicking things off in Brisbane, recaps a busy day of United Cup 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews Week 1 of the 2026 ATP and WTA Season. He breaks down a fascinating first few days of United Cup results, names the players he's watching closest in Week 1, 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 offers his predictions for the 2026 ATP Year-End Top 10. He also offers his thoughts on who will capture slam titles in the new year, projects his contenders for the Tour Finals, 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 FR...

No Challenges Remaining Host and Bounces Author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown December's "Battle of the Sexes" Redux between Nick Kyrgios and  Aryna   Sabalenka . Ben lays out the case for why he considers the event a failure, and explains the negative feedback it has received. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your...

No Challenges Remaining Host and Bounces Author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their predictions for American Men's Tennis in 2026. They begin by recapping the 2025 season, offer their projections on who will finish as the Top 10 American Men of 2026, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/ins...

No Challenges Remaining Host and Bounces Author Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their predictions for American Women's Tennis in 2026. They begin by recapping the 2025 season, offer their projections on who will finish as the Top 10 American Women of 2026, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his predictions for the 2026 WTA Year-End Top 10. He also offers his thoughts on who will capture slam titles in the new year, projects his contenders for the Tour Finals, 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 FR...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin names his 2026 ATP "Make or Break" All-Stars. He breaks down the group into four categories: "Covid Era Stars", "How high is the upside", "The Americans", and "Traits or a Skillset". Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin names his 2026 WTA "Make or Break" All-Stars. He breaks down the group into five categories: How high is the upside, Covid Era Stars, The Americans, Traits or Skillset?, and "Is the slam window closed". 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...

On the latest edition of Sincaraz Week, Monday Match Analysis Host Gill Gross joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to craft a gameplan to beat either man. They discuss each player's greatest strengths, draft the skills they'd most like to possesss if attempting to face them, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram...

Monday Match Analysis Host Gill Gross joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to re-examine their U24 draft of men's talent best positioned to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. They breakdown their biggest successes and regrets of the draft, discuss what alterations they would make to their sides, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In additio...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin kicks off Sinner/Alcaraz Week with a reckless assessment of how the two men compare to the Big 3 of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic at similar points of their careers 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!! Watch today's episode...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his report card for each participant of the 2025 NextGenATP Finals. He also breaks down Championship weekend, discusses the event's future, 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!! Watch today's episod...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 3 of the 2025 NextGenATP Finals. He shares his biggest takeaways from the group play stage, previews Saturday's Semifinal 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 for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Watch today's episode on...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 2 of the 2025 NextGenATP Finals. He offers his thoughts on another breakout run from Budkov Kjaer, shares his biggest takeaways from the second day of play, previews Day 3, 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 so...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 1 of the 2025 NextGenATP Finals. He offers his thoughts on a signature victory for Jodar over Tien, shares his biggest takeaways from the opening day of play, previews Day 2, 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...

Bounces Author and No Challenges Remaining Host Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their instant reaction to the news of World #1 Carlos Alcaraz's sudden split with longtime Coach and Former World #1 Juan Carlos Ferrero. 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 FR...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers an update on the players with college tennis ties currently competing on the Pro Tour. He breaks down the 2025 seasons of the Top 100 men and women, projects which players he expects to rise in 2026, 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...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for their 2025 ATP Award Show. They start the show by offering their grades for the 2025 ATP season. They then name their nominees for categories such as Player of the Year, Most Improved, Best Storyline, Biggest Surprise, and 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 for their 2025 WTA Award Show. They start the show by offering their grades for the 2025 WTA season. They then name their nominees for categories such as Player of the Year, Most Improved, Best Storyline, Biggest Surprise, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your...

Cracked Racquets Intern James Tait joins the show to ask Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin a unique series of questions. They cover topics such as "Building the ideal player", "Future Top 25 members", "Match pros to ideal college teams", 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews the 2025 WTA/ATP Year-End Award Shows. He explains the twelve categories of awards, breaks down his toughest debates, runs through the list of honorable mention candidates, 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 offers his thoughts on the most intriguing ATP players entering the 2025 offseason. He divides the players into four categories: "How real is your Top 8 tennis", "How much higher is your ceiling", "Have you found your best or are you still building", and "Were you a one-hit wonder". Don’t forget to give a 5 star...