Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Quarterfinal Friday at the 2026 Cranbrook Tennis Classic.

Episode Notes

Wolf/Fearnley - 6:20

Zheng/Walton - 13:15

Suresh/Martin - 17:25

Michelsen/Lajal - 18:55

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down this week's ATP and WTA Tour action. He offers his courtside takeaways from this week's ATP Challenger in Bloomfield Hills. He also shares his thoughts on the tour-level events in Prague, Hamburg, Estoril, and Kitzbuhel, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Bloomfield Hills CH - 2:05

WTA Prague - 20:15

WTA Hamburg - 22:45

ATP Estoril - 24:50

ATP Kitzbuhel - 26:40

ATP Challengers + WTA 125K - 28:25

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps a BUSY Championship Weekend in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his takeaways from his week in Lincoln. He also breaks down massive runs from Tsitsipas, Krejcikova, Badosa, and the other stars of this weekend's action

Episode Notes

Lincoln Challenger - 2:00

ATP Gstaad - 36:05

WTA Athens - 43:15

WTA Iasi - 50:30

ATP Bastad - 52:30

ATP Umag - 55:55

WTA 125Ks + other Challengers - 58:05

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin checks in on this week's WTA and ATP Tour action. He shares his takeaways from the ground in Lincoln. He then breaks down the biggest results from Athens, Iasi, Gstaad, Bastad, and Umag, offers his predictions for the rest of the week, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Lincoln Challenger - 6:25

WTA Athens - 19:40

WTA Iasi - 23:15

ATP Gstaad - 24:45

ATP Bastad - 29:00

ATP Umag - 30:05

WTA 125Ks (Kitzbuhel, Istanbul, Rome) - 31:40

ATP Challengers (Granby, Pozoblanco, Bunschoten, Cordenons) - 33:10

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his WTA Top 10 rankings following the Summer Slams. He shares his thoughts on a miniscule margins within the current WTA Top 10. He also breaks down this week's action in Athens and Iasi, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Thoughts on the 2026 WTA Season - 2:40

Aryna Sabalenka - 10:30

Mirra Andreeva - 17:05

Elena Rybakina - 22:15

Coco Gauff/5. Jessica Pegula - 25:50

Linda Noskova/7. Marta Kostyuk - 30:40

Karolina Muchova - 36:15

Elina Svitolina - 40:00

Iga Swiatek + Honorable Mention - 42:30

Honorable Mention: Anisimova, Keys, Bencic, Osaka, Mboko, Jovic, Cirstea, Krejickova

WTA Athens - 46:30

WTA Iasi - 49:50

WTA 125Ks - 52:05

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his ATP Top 10 rankings following the Summer Slams. He shares his thoughts on the seemingly unprecedented slim margins between the current crop of players ranked #5-#50. He also breaks down this week's action in Gstaad, Bastad, and Umag, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Men's vs. Women's Top 10 - 4:30

Jannik Sinner - 12:50

Carlos Alcaraz - 17:30

Alex Zverev - 20:10

Novak Djokovic - 23:50

Felix Auger Aliassime - 26:40

Taylor Fritz - 32:00

Flavio Cobolli - 35:40

Arthur Fils - 38:55

Ben Shelton - 42:05

Daniil Medvedev + Honorable Mention - 45:35

ATP Gstaad - 49:30

ATP Bastad - 51:40

ATP Umag - 55:25

Lincoln CH + ATP Challengers - 57:20

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the 2026 Wimbledon Men's and Women's Singles Championship Matches. He breaks down a dazzling display of power tennis from Linda Noskova, shares his continued astonishment at the breadth of Jannik Sinner's accomplishments, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Noskova knocks off Muchova - 6:30

Sinner holds off Zverev - 26:30

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the 2026 Wimbledon Men's Singles Semifinals. He breaks down dominant performances from Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev, previews the Men's and Women's Singles Championship Matches, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Sinner/Djokovic - 4:45

Zverev/Fery - 17:35

First thoughts on Zverev/Sinner Championship match - 25:00

Noskova/Muchova Championship Preview - 30:40

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the 2026 Wimbledon Women's Singles Semifinals. He offers his thoughts on Muchova's thrilling three-set victory over Gauff. He also marvels at a dominate display of first strike tennis from Noskova, shares his first thoughts on the Women's Singles Final + final thoughts on Friday's Men's Singles Semifinals, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Muchova/Gauff - 4:10

Noskova/Kostyuk - 15:05

Muchova/Noskova first thoughts - 21:50

Final Men's SF thoughts - 25:50

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews the 2026 Wimbledon Singles Semifinals. He breaks down what's allowed each semifinalist to thrive at this year's championships, offers his tactical assessment of each matchup, shares his predictions, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Overview of Semifinals - 3:00

Kostyuk vs. Noskova - 11:45

Gauff vs. Muchova - 21:45

Djokovic vs. Sinner - 29:15

Zverev vs. Fery - 33:15

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