Too Good to Be October

Cracked Racquets Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap the first two days of the 2024 #NextGenATP Finals. They breakdown magnificent starts for Joao Fonseca and Alex Michelsen, look at how Tien/Basavareddy have fared in their respective debuts on the big stage, 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: Initial Reaction to Days 1 + 2 - 1:00 Joao Fonseca - 6:35 The Format - 13:20 Alex Michelsen - 16:20 Tien /Basavareddy - 20:10 Van Assche - 29:15 Fils, Shang, Mensik - 32:26 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to list their 2025 WTA "Make or Break" All-Stars. They explain why 2025 might prove to be a pivotal season for each player on the list, then breakdown the 2025 prospects of players like Samsonova, Potpaova, Andreescu, Kenin, plus so many 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 Criteria - 4:08 You are who you are?! - 7:30 Ludmilla Samsonova - 8:22 Anastasia Potapova - 16:08 Leylah Fernandez - 27:03 Dayana Yastremska - 35:16 The Former Slam Champions/Is the run over - 41:22 Bianca Andreescu - 41:46 Sofia Kenin - 49:09 Will you ever be healthy?! - 58:58 The Czechs - 59:05 How Real Was it - 1:02:28 Jasmine Paolini - 1:02:55 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cracked Racquets Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the 2024 #NextGenATP Finals. They compare the 2024 field to year's past, map out a successful tournament for all eight competitors, 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: This year's field vs. Year's Past - 2:52 Arthur Fils - 19:34 Jakub Mensik - 28:17 Learner Tien - 31:45 Joao Fonseca - 39:18 Alex Michelsen - 47:10 Jerry Shang - 54:35 Luca Van Assche - 1:00:05 Nishesh Basavareddy - 1:04:10 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cracked Racquets Contributor Damian Kust joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss which ATP Players appear primed for a Top 100 Rankings breakthrough in 2025. They get into a much needed "Tien vs. Basavareddy" debate, name the prospects most prepared to take a leap forward in 2025, 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: Recapping 2024 breakthroughs - 6:52 TIEN VS. BASAVAREDDY - 12:05 Elmer Moeller - 35:00 Blockx - 44:00 Landaluce - 53:03 Nava - 59:44 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennisabstract.com Founder Jeff Sackmann joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss the most "Overrated/Underrated" players of the 2024 season. They discuss Jeff's new metric to compare Elo Ratings vs. ATP/WTA Rankings, run through their list of players, 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 Bookmarks: Quality of the metric - 12:15 College players underrated - 16:30 Paula Badosa - 22:38 Overrated: Navarro/Paolini - 29:30 Karolina Muchova - 41:20 Osaka/Raducanu/Andreescu - 47:30 Berrettini - 58:00 Djokovic - 1:07:55 Rublev + Ruud - 1:15:08 Navone, Baez, Darderi, Tabilo - 1:25:10 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CollegeTennisRanks Founder and CR Contributor Chris Halioris joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to recap how players with college tennis ties performed in the pros throughout the 2024 season. They discuss the growing trend of success, discuss the staying powers of those former collegiate athletes currently in the Top 100, 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: College Tennis in the Pros in the 2010s - 4:42 Women's Top 100 Staying Power - 13:40 Men's Top 100 Staying Power - 24:52 Who's next to the Top 100 - 47:08 Current College Player Upside Draft - 50:42 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Challenges Remaining Host and Author/Writer Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 season for American Men's Tennis. They offer their thoughts on the group's collective efforts, then offer their grades for the 2024 campaigns of the Top 10 American Men. 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: State of "Tennis" in America - 2:45 Overall Grade - 12:44 Grading the Top 10 American Men - 30:45 #4 Taylor Fritz - 30:55 #12 Tommy Paul - 44:35 #18 Frances Tiafoe - 51:21 #21 Ben Shelton - 59:50 #22 Sebastian Korda - 1:05:30 #38 Brandon Nakashima - 1:10:06 #41 Alex Michelsen - 1:13:55 #46 Marcos Giron - 1:18:22 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Challenges Remaining Host and Author/Writer Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the 2024 season for American Women's Tennis. They offer their thoughts on the group's collective efforts, then offer their grades for the 2024 campaigns of the Top 10 American Women. 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: - Opening Tangent: Ben launches a substack - Overall Grade for the American Women in 2024 - How our Top 10 predictions fared - Grading the Top 10 American Women -  - #3 CoCo Gauff - #7 Jessica Pegula  - #8 Emma Navarro - #11 Danielle Collins  - #21 Madison Keys - #36 Amanda Anisimova - #47 Peyton Stearns - #59 Katie Volynets - #64 Ashlyn Krueger - #67 McCartney Kessler - Honorable Mentions  Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for the 2024 WTA Award Show. They offer their thoughts on Player of Year, Most Improved, Best Storyline, Biggest Missed Opportunity, 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: Does Award Season have juice - 2:55 ATP Player of the Year - 6:54 Most Improved - 21:12 Comeback Player of the Year - 30:11 Newcomer of the Year - 36:40 Biggest Opportunity Missed - 41:41 Most likely to POP in 2025 - 48:35 Is the Window Closed - 52:22 Favorite Matchup - 56:58 Best Storyline - 1:00:12 Best Retirement - 1:05:53 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for the 2024 WTA Award Show. They offer their thoughts on Player of Year, Most Improved, Best Storyline, Biggest Missed Opportunity, 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: Does Award Season have juice?! - 8:15 WTA Player of the Year - 13:55 Most Improved - 29:05 Comeback Player of the Year - 38:06 Newcomer of the Year - 41:25 Biggest Opportunity Missed - 47:11 Most likely to POP in 2025 - 52:52 Is the Window Closed - 55:47 Favorite Matchup - 1:03:16 Best Storyline - 1:06:05 Best Retirement - 1:09:07 Tennis Channel Podcast Network Visit 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 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/channel/UC12ZE3jU0n52JkeWV1TB21A Email Newsletter: https://www.crackedracquets.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices