Emergency Mini-Break: Alcaraz splits from Coach Ferrero w/Ben Rothenberg

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 some FREE CR gear!! Watch today's episode on YouTube by clicking here. Episode Bookmarks: Budkov Kjaer/Jodar - 5:40 Blockx/Basavareddy - 18:45 Tien/Landaluce - 23:52 Prizmic/Engel - 27:20 Day 3 Preview - 30:24 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 some FREE CR gear!! Watch today's episode on YouTube by clicking here. Episode Bookmarks: Jodar/Tien - 6:30 Basavareddy/Prizmic - 16:45 Budkov Kjaer/Landaluce - 25:29 Blockx/Engel - 30:28 Day 2 Preview - 34:23 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 FREE CR gear!! Watch today's episode on YouTube by clicking here. Episode Bookmarks: Reporting thus far - 6:00 Is tennis built to report this sort of story - 22:50 Historical Context - 32:40 What's the right sort of coach for Alcaraz - 36:00 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Watch today's episode on YouTube by clicking here. Episode Bookmarks: Women in Top 100 - 19:56 Who to watch for - 28:00 Men in Top 100 - 37:00 Who to watch for - 55:15 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Watch today's episode on YouTube by clicking here. Episode Bookmarks: Grade the season - 4:25 Player of the Year - 14:53 Most Improved - 24:57 Sneaky Good Season - 33:26 Comeback of the Year - 36:53 Best Storyline - 41:26 Biggest surprise - 46:00 Biggest Missed Opportunity - 49:27 Did the Window Close - 52:53 Had Themselves a Moment - 57:06 Newcomer of the Year - 59:10 Best 21-Under Prospects - 1:01:58 Closest to Popping Off - 1:04:20 Outro - 1:07:38 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Watch today's episode on YouTube by clicking here. Episode Bookmarks: Grade the Season - 8:42 Player of the Year - 14:20 Most Improved - 24:10 Sneaky Good Season - 37:50 Comeback of the Year - 43:11 Best Storyline - 49:20 Biggest Surprise - 52:51 Biggest Missed Opportunity - 55:49 Did the Window Close - 59:38 Had Themselves a Moment - 1:06:32 Newcomer of the Year - 1:08:05 Best 21-Under Prospects - 1:11:25 Closest to Popping Off - 1:17:50 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: What players outside Top 150 will make Top 25 - 9:55 Ideal Player - 16:00 What coach/college would this player fit at - 29:17 Which player would thrive/fall in the college environment - 40:28 Guessing player by accolade - 45:45 A list of college players by adjective - 52:11 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks: The Categories - 7:28 Women's Awards - 16:35 Men's Awards - 32:25 Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 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: How real was your Top 8 tennis - 6:40 Lorenzo Musetti - 6:50 Jiri Lehecka - 14:15 Jack Draper - 21:20 Matteo Berrettini - 24:55 How much higher is the ceiling - 28:42 Alex Michelsen - 28:50 Brandon Nakashima - 34:00 Flavio Cobolli - 38:30 Found their best or still building - 42:36 Corentin Moutet - 42:56 Zizou Bergs - 46:30 Jaume Munar - 49:10 Matteo Arnaldi - 51:50 Luciano Darderi - 54:02 Jenson Brooksby - 56:45 Sebastian Baez - 59:24 One hit wonders - 1:01:50 Valentin Vacherot Terence Atmane Jake Fearnley Hamad Medjedovic Raphael Collignon Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 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: How real was your Top 8 tennis - 10:40 Clara Tauson - 11:00 Linda Noskova - 19:20 Naomi Osaka - 26:19 Qinwen Zheng - 29:40 How much higher is the ceiling - 34:48 Emma Navarro - 35:10 Diana Shnaider - 41:47 Marta Kostyuk - 46:55 Camila Osorio - 48:25 Found their best or still building - 51:15 McCartney Kessler - 51:21 Anna Kalinskaya - 54:18 Ann Li - 55:40 Wang Xinyu - 58:00 Peyton Stearns - 1:00:20 One hit wonders - 1:03:10 Lois Boisson - 1:03:25 Janice Tjen - 1:06:35 Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. Find Cracked Racquets Website: https://www.crackedracquets.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackedracquets Twitter: https://twitter.com/crackedracquets Facebook: https://Facebook.com/crackedracquets YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.