The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Friday's Men's Singles Semifinals at the 2025 French Open. He offers his take on Sinner/Djokovic, Alcaraz/Musetti, a FANTASTIC weekend of Singles …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Thursday's Women's Singles Semifinals at the 2025 French Open. He offers his take on ANOTHER Sabalenka Slam Final, breaks down a dominant day for …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin reflects on another exceptional day of tennis at the 2025 French Open. He offers his thoughts on the on-script nature of the Men's Singles Draws, marvels…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down where things currently stand at the 2025 French Open. He reflects on the on-script nature of this year's action in Paris, discusses a resurge…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his thoughts on the first few days of Men's Singles action at the 2025 French Open. He offers his take on another disastrous slam for the original…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his thoughts on the first few days of Women's Singles action at the 2025 French Open. He offers his takes on a strong start for the top contenders…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his takeaways from the first week of ATP action in Rome. He shares his thoughts on the return of Jannik Sinner, a prevalent rise in consistency, p…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his takeaways from the first week of WTA action in Rome. He shares his thoughts on a shocking Swiatek early exit, looks at a resurging group of fo…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his ATP Top 10 Rankings to start May. He breaks down his various tiers of the Top ATP Contenders, names the players he believes most in need of a …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his WTA Top 10 Rankings to start May. He breaks down his various tiers of the Top WTA Contenders, names the players he believes most in need of a …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps a busy Championship Weekend in both Madrid and across the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down the significance of the Madrid Title Runs for both Saba…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a phenomenal Thursday of play in Madrid. He offers his take on a shocking Gauff victory over Swiatek, previews a fabulous set of Men's SFs, p…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps a busy Wednesday in Madrid. He looks at the continued success of the #NextGenATP2.0, discusses the continued consolidation at the top of the Women…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps a BUSY Monday in the Pro Tennis World. He recaps a thoroughly entertaining day of play in Madrid, previews the multiple WTA and ATP undercard even…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his thoughts on Sunday ATP and WTA action in Madrid. He breaks down the upside of 23 year-old Moyuka Uchijima, looks at a relatively calm day for …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his thoughts on Saturday's ATP and WTA 1000-Level action in Madrid. He offers his thoughts on ANOTHER early exit for Djokovic, names his standout …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers an early read on the action in Madrid. He breaks down the seeds knocked out in Round 2, names his most impressive performances to date, plus SO mu…

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on last week's ATP action in Barcelona and Munich. He breaks down title runs for Rune and Zverev, previews the week ahead in Madrid, …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on a WILD week of WTA action in Stuttgart. He also recaps a Svitolina title run in Rouen, previews a LOADED WTA Madrid draw, plus SO …

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers a quick update on this week's early action on the WTA and ATP Tours. He shares his thoughts on early results emerging from Stuttgart, Barcelona, a…