Cracked Interviews [Tennis Podcast]

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The Cracked Racquets team sits down with tennis’ biggest players, coaches, and academies to bring listeners inside the processes, personas, and stories that you won’t get anywhere else.

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Rinky Hijikata [ATP #201] o...

08.10.2022

Former ITA All-American and ATP #201 Rinky Hijikata joins the show to discuss his incredible run over the past 18 months, his prolific college career, transitioning to the pros, an update on the Parramatta Eels, and so much more!! Don’t ...

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08.10.2022 Rinky Hijikata [ATP #201] on His Prolific College Career and Transitioning to Pros Former ITA All-American and ATP #201 Rinky Hijikata joins the show to discuss his incredible run over the past 18 months, his prolific college career, transitioning to the pros, an update on the Parramatta Eels, and so much more!! Don’t ...
07.15.2022 Brandon Nakashima (ATP #49) on the Evolution of His Tennis Career ATP Top 50 Player and 20 year-old American Brandon Nakashima joins the show to discuss his successful European Swing, reflections from his first two seasons on tour, the value of the SoCal Pro Circuit, and so much more!! Don’t forget ...
07.13.2022 2021 US Open Doubles Finalist Caty McNally on Participating in the Court of Dreams Event 2021 US Open Doubles Finalist Caty McNally joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss her participation in this week’s Madison Keys Court of Dreams Celebration of Tennis Event, reflections from her first year on tour, preparing for the summer, and so ...
07.12.2022 3x ATP Doubles Champ Nathan Healey Previews Court of Dreams Event 3x ATP Doubles Champ Nathan Healey joins the show to preview this week’s Madison Keys Court of Dreams Celebration of Tennis Event. He also discusses the mental taxation of life on the pro tour, his approach to coaching, and so ...
07.11.2022 2017 US Open Finalist Madison Keys Previews the Court of Dreams Event 2017 US Open Finalist Madison Keys joins the show to discuss her upcoming Court of Dreams Celebration of Tennis event. She chats about the origins of the idea, explains why her charity work has remained an essential aspect of her ...
07.05.2022 Bruce Kleege On Importance of Providing Pro Opportunities [SoCal Pro Circuit Sponsor] Former BYU All-American and SoCal Pro Circuit benefactor Bruce Kleege joins the show to discuss his support for the SoCal Pro Circuit, the importance of providing professional opportunities to aspiring players, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a ...
06.27.2022 Kramer Club Director of Tennis Peter Smith Previews LA Swing of the 2022 SoCal Pro Circuit Jack Kramer Club Director of Tennis and Former USC Men’s Tennis HC Peter Smith joins the show to discuss this week’s SoCal Pro Circuit Event, reflect on his prolific coaching career, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a ...
06.24.2022 Paul Annacone on the 2022 SoCal Pro Circuit + Wimbledon Preview Tennis Channel’s Paul Annacone joins the show to discuss the 2022 SoCal Pro Circuit, explain the importance of providing pro opportunities to aspiring players, share some 2022 Wimbledon thoughts, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star ...
06.10.2022 Peyton Stearns (NCAA): 2022 NCAA DI Singles Champion [University of Texas] 2022 NCAA D1 Women’s Singles Champion Peyton Stearns joins the show to discuss her run to the NCAA title, winning back-to-back Team Championships with Texas, making the decision to turn pro, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a ...
05.13.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Adam Steinberg (Michigan Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Adam Steinberg about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.13.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Mark Weaver (Texas A&M Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Mark Weaver about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.13.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Sara O'Leary (Virginia Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Sara O'Leary about her team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Coaches Audra Cohen & Jose Gracia (Oklahoma Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coaches Audra Cohen & Jose Gracia about their team’s performance ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Aleke Tsoubanos (Vanderbilt Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Aleke Tsoubanos about her team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Amanda Augustus (Cal Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Amanda Augustus about her team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Sam Paul (UNC Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Sam Paul about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Andres Pedroso (Virginia Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Andres Pedroso about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Caroline Lilley (Auburn Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Caroline Lilley about her team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Paul Goldstein (Stanford Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Paul Goldstein about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Bruce Berque (Texas Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Bruce Berque about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.12.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Roland Thornqvist (Florida Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Roland Thornqvist about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Lele Forood (Stanford Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Lele Forood about her team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Howard Joffe (Texas Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Howard Joffe about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Bret Masi (USC Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Bret Masi about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Dwayne Hultquist (Florida St Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Dwayne Hultquist about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Simon Earnshaw (NC State Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Simon Earnshaw about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Jamie Ashworth (Duke Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Jamie Ashworth about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Per Nilsson (Pepperdine Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Per Nilsson about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Brian Kalbas (UNC Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Brian Kalbas about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Chris Young (Oklahoma St Women) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Chris Young about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.11.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Tony Bresky (Wake Forest Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Tony Bresky about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.10.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach David Roditi (TCU Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach David Roditi about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.10.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Cedric Kauffman (Kentucky Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Cedric Kauffman about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.10.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Michael Woodson (Baylor Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Michael Woodson about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.10.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Kyle Spencer (NC State Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Kyle Spencer about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.10.2022 Sweet-16 Press Row: Head Coach Josh Goffi (South Carolina Men) Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin speaks with the Head Coach of every program still alive in the 2022 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments. In this episode, Gruskin speaks with Coach Josh Goffi about his team’s performance in the tournament’s ...
05.05.2022 2022 CR Athlete: James Hopper (Junior, Case Western Reserve University) Case Western All-American and Project Elite’s newest member James Hopper joins the show to discuss helping his team capture their first National Indoor Title in program history, preparations for NCAAs, his own pro aspirations, and so much more!! Don’t forget ...
05.03.2022 Chris Boyer [USTA]: USTA SoCal Board Member on 2022 SoCal Pro Circuit USTA Southern California Board Member Chris Boyer joins the show to talk about the 2022 Southern California Pro Circuit. He discusses the necessity of offering additional Pro Circuit opportunities to aspiring junior and collegiate athletes, the history of pro tennis ...
04.27.2022 Ryan Redondo: Youth Tennis San Diego CEO and Former NCAA Doubles Finalist Youth Tennis San Diego CEO and Former NCAA Doubles Finalist Ryan Redondo joins the show to discuss the upcoming Southern California Pro Circuit, bringing an ATP event back to San Diego, the origins of his passion for the sport, and ...
04.26.2022 Grant Chen (NCAA): SMU Men’s Tennis Head Coach SMU Men’s Tennis HC Grant Chen joins the show to discuss his team’s undefeated run through the American Athletic Conference, talk about building a tennis community in Dallas, walk down UCLA memory lane (2013 vs. 2014), and so much more!! ...
04.22.2022 Swupnil Sahai: CEO and Co-Founder of SwingVision SwingVision CEO and Co-Founder Swupnil Sahai joins the show to discuss the origins of the SwingVision App, the many applications it provides for users, using the app for automated line-calling at the college/junior levels, and so much more!! Don’t forget ...
04.01.2022 Andres Pedroso (NCAA): Virginia Men’s Tennis Head Coach University of Virginia Men’s HC Andres Pedroso joins the show to chat about his team’s 9-match win streak, turning things around after a slow start, the depth on his roster, and so much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 ...
03.30.2022 Mark Weaver (NCAA): Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Head Coach Texas A&M Women’s Tennis HC Mark Weaver joins the show to discuss his team’s electric 22-1 start to the 2022 season. He shares his takeaways from the team’s 7-0 victory last weekend at Georgia, offers insight into what’s clicked for ...
03.30.2022 Audra Cohen (NCAA): Oklahoma Women’s Tennis Head Coach Oklahoma Women’s Tennis HC Audra Cohen joins the show to break down her team’s 19-1 start to the 2022 season. She discusses what’s clicked so well for the Sooners this year, maintaining a “chip-on-the-shoulder” mentality despite the success, her team’s ...
03.25.2022 Adam Steinberg (NCAA): Michigan Men’s Tennis Head Coach Michigan Men’s Tennis HC Adam Steinberg joins the show to discuss his team’s remarkable start to the 2022 season. He offers insights from the team’s 4-0 victories over Ohio State and Baylor this past weekend, shares how he and the ...
03.23.2022 Bryan Koniecko (NCAA): University of Central Florida Women’s Tennis Head Coach UCF Women’s HC Bryan Koniecko joins the show to discuss his team’s resurgent March. He breaks down this past weekend’s victories over BYU, Harvard, and Oklahoma State, offers his thoughts on the best ways to grow college tennis, and so ...
03.17.2022 Jimmy Borendame (NCAA): Middle Tennessee Men’s Tennis Head Coach Middle Tennessee State Men’s Tennis Head Coach Jimmy Borendame joins the show to discuss his team’s prolific start to the 2022 season, building a winning culture, generating community buy-in on his campus, and so much more!! This podcast is also ...
03.02.2022 Co-Creator of Showtime's 'Billions' Brian Koppelman On Storytelling in Tennis Co-Creator of Showtime's Billions and Super Pumped Brian Koppelman joins the show to discuss his passion for tennis, the opportunities for storytelling within the sport, his 30-for-30 documentary This is What They Want on Jimmy Connors’ 1991 US Open, and ...
02.25.2022 David Roditi (NCAA): TCU Men’s Tennis Head Coach TCU Men’s Tennis Head Coach David Roditi joins the show to reflect on his team’s run to their first National Indoor Title. He shares his thoughts on the poise his team displayed throughout the event, building on the result moving ...
02.23.2022 Chris Young (NCAA): Oklahoma State Women’s Tennis Head Coach Oklahoma State Women’s Tennis Head Coach Chris Young joins the show to discuss his team’s victories this past weekend over USC and Tulsa, the success of his freshman, the health of his team, and so much more!! Don’t forget to ...

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