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Cracked Interviews [Tennis Podcast]

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"Cracked Interviews" is a podcast that delves into the world of tennis, featuring interviews with some of the biggest names in the sport. From top players and coaches to brand leaders and analysts, this podcast offers an inside look at the lives and careers of those who shape the game. Join host and tennis enthusiast Alex Gruskin as he sits down with some of the biggest names in tennis for in-depth conversations about their careers, the state of the game, and more! Whether you're a hardcore tennis fan or just looking to learn more about the sport, "Cracked Interviews" is the perfect podcast for you. Tune in and get ready to be entertained and educated about the world of tennis. ______________ This podcast is brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat absorption as Tourna Grip -same dry feel -same trademarked blue color -still gets tackier when you sweat PLUS new features: -If you didn’t like the original Tourna Grip for its durability, try Tourna Tuff. -Stop blowing on your hands between every point and use a grip that absorbs your sweat! -Stop wiping your hand on your shirt, shorts, and towel constantly and get a grip that actually absorbs sweat! Plain and simple = Cracked Fans use Tourna Tuff. This podcast is produced and managed by Cracked Media Ventures.
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Episodes

Rajeev Ram: 6x Grand Slam Champion and 2023 US Open Doubles Champion

6x Slam Champion and current ATP #5 Doubles Player Rajeev Ram joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss his run to the 2023 US Open Title, Davis Cup experience, thoughts on how the game has changed throughout his career, 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: Winning 3rd-Straight US Open - 1:02 Davis Cup Results/Thoughts - 9:30 Playing Until the Olympics - 13:30 State of American Me...

Sep 27, 202337 minEp. 592

Pepperdine HC Adam Schaechterle Preview's the 2023 Malibu Showdown

Pepperdine Men’s Tennis Head Coach Adam Schaechterle joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview this weekend’s Malibu Showdown. The guys also discuss the purpose of the college fall, selling college tennis to prospective players, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting vers...

Sep 20, 202337 minEp. 591

Lornie Kuhle: USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ Nationals Tournament Director

USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ Nationals Tournament Director Lornie Kuhle joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview this year’s National Championship Event. They discuss the event’s illustrious history, preview this year’s draw, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting versio...

Aug 01, 202335 minEp. 590

Bill Towler: Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Open Founder

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation Open Founder Bill Towler joins the show to preview this year’s inaugural OTF Open event, explain the inspiration for the tournament, discuss his lifelong journey in tennis, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna ...

Jul 24, 202345 minEp. 589

Clay Thompson + Karue Sell: Reminiscing on UCLA, Pros/Cons of Pro Life, & MprooV App

Former UCLA All-American and Mproov COO Clay Thompson and MyTennisHQ Founder Karue Sell join Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to reminisce on their time as Bruins, discuss the pros and cons of life on tour, explain why tennis players everywhere should get involved with Mproov, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again ...

Jul 20, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 588

Mukund Sasikumar (RD16 Winner), ATP #385 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Mukund Sasikumar joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic following his Round-of-16 win. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including:...

Jul 06, 20237 minEp. 587

Tennys Sandgren (RD16 Winner), ATP #240 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Tennys Sandgren joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic after his Round-of-16 win. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -sam...

Jul 06, 20236 minEp. 586

Yasutaka Uchiyama (RD16 Winner), ATP #197 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Yasutaka Uchiyama joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic following his Round-of-16 win. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including...

Jul 06, 20233 minEp. 585

Tristan Schoolkate (RD16 Winner), ATP #197 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Tristan Schoolkate joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic following his Round-of-16 win. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff includin...

Jul 06, 20234 minEp. 584

Tristan Schoolkate (RD32 Winner), ATP #197 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Tristan Schoolkate joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat a...

Jul 06, 20235 minEp. 583

Omar Jasika (RD32 Winner), ATP #286 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Omar Jasika joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat absorpti...

Jul 06, 20234 minEp. 582

Denis Kudla (RD32 Winner), ATP #180 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Denis Kudla joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat absorpti...

Jul 05, 20238 minEp. 581

Tennys Sandgren (RD32 Winner), ATP #240 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Tennys Sandgren joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat abso...

Jul 05, 20239 minEp. 580

Mukund Sasikumar (RD32 Winner), ATP #385 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Mukund Sasikumar joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat abs...

Jul 05, 202310 minEp. 576

Alexis Galarneau (RD32 Winner), ATP #215 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Alexis Galarneau joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat abs...

Jul 05, 20236 minEp. 578

Ernesto Escobedo, ATP #399 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Ernesto Escobedo joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat abs...

Jul 05, 20236 minEp. 577

Emilio Gomez (RD32 Winner), ATP #127 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Emilio Gomez joins host Alex Gruskin live from the Cranbrook Tennis Classic. Don’t forget to give a 5 star review with your twitter/instagram handle for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip innovation: Tourna Tuff including: -same gold standard sweat absorpt...

Jul 05, 202310 minEp. 579

Evan Zhu: American ATP #336 [Cranbrook Tennis Classic]

Former UCLA standout, NCAA Doubles Champion and American professional tennis player Evan Zhu joins Alex Gruskin and the Cracked Racquets team after qualifying for the main draw of the Cranbrook Tennis Challenger (ATP Challenger 90k) in Bloomfield Hills, MI. This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching and developing their latest grip...

Jul 04, 20234 minEp. 575

Alex DeMuth + Giovanni Lapentti: Cranbrook Tennis Classic Co-Directors

Cranbrook Tennis Classic (AKA Bloomfield Hills Challenger) Co-Directors Alex DeMuth and Giovanni Lapentti join Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the field at next week’s event, discuss the many steps they’ve taken to ensure a celebration for fans who choose to attend, and so much more!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years research...

Jul 01, 202333 minEp. 574

Jacob Brumm: USTA SoCal Men’s Singles Champion

ATP #691 and USTA SoCal Men’s Singles Champion Jacob Brumm joins the show to discuss the impact of capturing his first Pro Singles Title, share his reflections from his first year on tour, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent th...

Jun 23, 202332 minEp. 573

Kevin Niksich: Tourna’s Vice President and Owner

Tourna Owner and Vice President Kevin Niksich joins the show to discuss the origins of the Tourna Grip, offer a few lessons in grip education to tennis players everywhere, breakdown the benefits of new Tourna Tuff grip, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna...

Jun 21, 202334 minEp. 572

Fangran Tian: 2023 NCAA D1 Women’s Singles Champion and USTA SoCal Pro Series Champion

2023 NCAA D1 Women’s Singles Champion and USTA SoCal Pro Series Champion Fangran Tian joins the show to discuss capturing the NCAA Singles Title, adjusting to college life, the next steps in her development, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which...

Jun 19, 202331 minEp. 571

Kimmi Hance: UCLA Women’s Tennis All-American [SoCal Pro Series]

UCLA Women’s Tennis All-American Kimmi Hance joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss the benefits of the USTA SoCal Pro Series, her time as a UCLA Bruin, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years researching...

Jun 16, 202326 minEp. 570

David DeMuth: Cranbrook Tennis Classic Tournament Chair and Co-Director

Cranbrook Tennis Classic Tournament Chair and Co-Director David DeMuth joins the show to preview this year’s inaugural ATP Challenger event, breakdown the field competing, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spent the last six years...

Jun 14, 202336 minEp. 569

Austin Krajicek: 2023 French Open Men's Doubles Champion & World #1

2023 French Open Men’s Doubles Champion and newly-crowned ATP Doubles World #1 Austin Krajicek joins the show to discuss his run to the Roland Garros title, ascending to the World #1 ranking, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to partner with Tourna Tennis once again to share an exciting, longer lasting version of Tourna Grip, which Tourna has spen...

Jun 12, 202336 minEp. 568

Ian Van Cott: Tennessee Men's Volunteer Assistant [NCAA Sweet-16 Press Row]

To prepare for the 2023 NCAA Tennis Sweet 16, Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to one representative of every team still alive in the team event. On this episode, he speaks with Tennessee Men's Volunteer Assistant Ian Van Cott to discuss his team’s 2023 season, reflect on the team’s Sweet 16 matchup, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are e...

May 12, 202325 minEp. 567

Justin Butsch: Texas Women’s Assistant Coach [NCAA Sweet-16 Press Row]

To prepare for the 2023 NCAA Tennis Sweet 16, Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to one representative of every team still alive in the team event. On this episode, he speaks with Texas Women’s Assistant Coach Justin Butsch to discuss his team’s 2023 season, reflect on the team’s Sweet 16 matchup, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excite...

May 12, 202327 minEp. 566

Roland Thornqvist: Florida Women’s Head Coach [NCAA Sweet-16 Press Row]

To prepare for the 2023 NCAA Tennis Sweet 16, Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to one representative of every team still alive in the team event. On this episode, he speaks with Florida Women’s Head Coach Roland Thornqvist to discuss his team’s 2023 season, reflect on the team’s Sweet 16 matchup, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excit...

May 12, 202329 minEp. 565

Alison Ojeda: Tennessee Women's Head Coach [NCAA Sweet-16 Press Row]

To prepare for the 2023 NCAA Tennis Sweet 16, Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to one representative of every team still alive in the team event. On this episode, he speaks with Tennessee Women's Head Coach Alison Ojeda to discuss his team’s 2023 season, reflect on the team’s Sweet 16 matchup, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited ...

May 11, 202330 minEp. 564

Audra Cohen: Oklahoma Women's Head Coach [NCAA Sweet-16 Press Row]

To prepare for the 2023 NCAA Tennis Sweet 16, Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks to one representative of every team still alive in the team event. On this episode, he speaks with Oklahoma Women's Head Coach Audra Cohen to discuss his team’s 2023 season, reflect on the team’s Sweet 16 matchup, 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!! This episode brought to you by: Tourna We are excited to...

May 11, 202328 minEp. 563
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