Cracked Interviews [Tennis Podcast]

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with various players heading into the 2025 event!Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with various players heading into the 2025 event!Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with various players heading into the 2025 event!Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with various players heading into the 2025 event!Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with various players heading into the 2025 event!Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded live at the Arizona Tennis Classic, host Alex Gruskin sits down with various players heading into the 2025 event!Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!!Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Marshall Women's Tennis Head Coach John Mercer joins the show to discuss his 22 years at the helm of the program, coaching with his son JJ, what makes Marshall special, 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:2025 season - 2:45Working with JJ - 4:25Building off of 2024 - 6:50Biggest strength of this group - 7:47Recruiting - 10:54Recruiting to a Mid Major - 14:15What makes Marshall special - 16:25Community engagement - 18:05All the conference changes - 22:29Scheduling - 23:48New Fall - 27:02What coaching advice would you give your younger self - 30:33One coach you admire - 31:30If you could coach one player - 33:09How will we know Marshall is playing your best tennis - 35:34Tennis Channel Podcast NetworkVisit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on the latest tennis news and trends and enjoy in-depth analysis and dynamic debates. Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Silviu Tanasoiu, Cornell men’s tennis head coach and former Oklahoma player/coach, shares his journey in college tennis. He talks about Ivy League rise, simulating match pressure in practice, recruiting international talent, the value of NCAA wins, and building community support. Short, sharp conversations about coaching choices, roster development, and what shows a team is truly playing its best.

Duke Women's Tennis HC Jamie Ashworth joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss the addition of Liv Hovde to this season's roster, why this year's Duke team may be his most talented to date, how college tennis has changed throughout his tenure, 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:Getting Hovde eligible - 3:38How good is this lineup - 7:55Team vs. Individual development - 14:20What's happened the last two years - 16:00New Fall - 20:10Late recruiting getting eligible - 24:00Roster Limits vs. Scholarships changes - 28:51Biggest difference in college tennis over 20 years - 30:48Pro success to college support - 33:27Loaded ACC - 36:54Community engagement - 40:43Advice for those who want to get into coaching - 41:25If you could coach one player - 44:12one coach you admire - 46:00Danny + Gerhard - 47:45How will we know Duke is playing your best tennis - 48:21Tennis Channel Podcast NetworkVisit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on the latest tennis news and trends and enjoy in-depth analysis and dynamic debates. Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

UGA Women's Tennis HC Drake Bernstein joins the show to discuss his team's run to the 2025 National Indoors Title, leaning on past experiences to prepare for this season, a LOADED SEC in 2025, plus 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:Year 1 vs. Year 2 - 5:00Playing on a follow-up act team - 7:44Winning National Indoors - 12:40Benefits of facing Texas AM - 18:24Have you found your six?! - 19:42Electronic line calling/Day off - 20:18Injuries - 22:52Looking at the SEC in 2025 - 26:02Scholarships vs. Roster Limit - 29:44How has recruiting changed - 31:05Translating Pro Success to Admin Support - 33:17Comparing to 2019 - 35:49Tennis Channel Podcast NetworkVisit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on the latest tennis news and trends and enjoy in-depth analysis and dynamic debates. Find Cracked RacquetsWebsite: https://www.crackedracquets.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquetsTwitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquetsFacebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquetsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquetsEmail Newsletter: https://crackedracquets.substack.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.