The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the most intriguing WTA 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...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin evaluates the performances of his 2025 ATP "Make or Break" All Stars. He breaks down those players that found their best in 2025, discusses which cases carry into 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 for a chance to win some FR...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin evaluates the performances of his 2025 WTA "Make or Break" All Stars. He breaks down those players that found their best in 2025, discusses which cases carry into 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 for a chance to win some FR...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on a hypothetical 2025 NextGenWTA Finals Field. He breaks down the seasons of the hypothetical eight participants, discusses the plethora of ascending talent in the women's game, 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 ch...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the 2025 NextGenATP Finals Field. He breaks down the seasons of the eight participants, discusses the biggest absences from the field, 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 B...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his final ATP Top 10 Rankings of the 2025 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: Tier 1 - 18:29 Tier 2 - 32:52 Tier 3 - 37:52 Tier 4 - 1:00:16 Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online pr...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his final WTA Top 10 Rankings of the 2025 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: Tier 1 - 15:58 Tier 2 - 38:03 Tier 3 - 51:09 Tier 4 - 1:01:30 Laurel Springs Ranked among the  best online pr...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his finals thoughts on last weekend's NCAA Championship action + Davis Cup Finals. He breaks down an exceptional week of tennis from both Reese Brantmeier and Michael Zheng, contextualizes Team Italy's three-peat at the Davis Cup, 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 breaks down Friday's Quarterfinal action at the 2025 NCAA Tournament. He also offers his thoughts on a sneaky busy week on the Pro Tour featuring Davis Cup, Women's ITF Events, ATP Challengers, 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 some belated thoughts on Jannik Sinner's run to the ATP Tour Finals Title. He also offers his thoughts on this week's NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship 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 g...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day Five of the ATP Tour Finals. He offers his thoughts on victories for De Minaur and Alcaraz, previews tomorrow's battles between Sinner/Shelton and Zverev/FAA, 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 gea...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day Four of the ATP Tour Finals. He offers his thoughts on victories for Sinner and FAA, talks through the various SF scenarios heading into the final matches of group play, 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 first three days of the ATP Tour Finals. He names his most impressive performances thus far, and shares his predictions for the rest of the week. He also previews this week's ATP Challenger and ITF Tour action, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the 2025 ATP Tour Finals. They offer grades for each of the 2025 participants' seasons, debate which member of the field has the most on the line at this year's event, share their predictions, 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 recap the 2025 WTA Tour Finals. He breaks down Rybakina's run to the title, and offers his grades for each of the event's participants. He also looks back at this weekend's ATP action in Athens and Metz, 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 fo...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Wednesday's action in the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down the Day 5 of play at the WTA Tour Finals. He also looks at a season-saving victory for Musetti, shares his thoughts on a week of opportunities in Metz, plus 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 Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the penultimate week of the 2025 Tour Season. He shares his thoughts on the first two rounds of play at the WTA Tour Finals. He also previews this week's ATP Tour action, breaks down the latest rankings breakthroughs, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitt...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a busy Championship Sunday in the Pro Tennis World. He marvels at the continued excellence of Jannik Sinner and Janice Tjen. He also offers his thoughts on the last two days of WTA Finals 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 revie...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Saturday's results across the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on a lopsided Day 1 of action at the WTA Tour Finals, looks at the breakout run of Lilli Tagger in Jiujiang, 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 t...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Friday's action from across the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down the "trick or treat" nature of the Bublik, Fernandez, and FAA 2025 seasons, marvels at the continued consistency of teenager Maya Joint, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram han...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a busy Thursday in the Pro Tennis World. He offers an update on the Race to the ATP Finals. He also offers his thoughts on today's in Hong Kong, Jiujiang, Chennai, 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 C...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the last few day in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on a HOT start to the ATP 1000 in Paris, looks a jam-packed week of WTA Tour action, names the storylines he'll be monitoring most closely this week, 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...

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex  Gruskin to preview the 2025 WTA Tour Finals. They offer grades for each of the 2025 participants' seasons, debate which member of the field has the most on the line at this year's event, share their predictions, and SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the last two weeks of storylines to emerge on the ATP Tour. He shares his thoughts on all five title winners, offers his thoughts on an assortment of under-the-radar seasons, checks-in on the state of the ATP/NextGen Finals races, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your tw...

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the last two weeks of storylines to emerge on the WTA Tour. He offers his first thoughts on this year's WTA Tour Finals field, looks at the breakout players of the last two weeks, 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 t...