Court of Dreams Rewatch and Other Tennis News
“This Week’s Drop Shots” details the latest results, hot takes, and breaking news from around the tennis world in a quick and easy-to-read format.
Wondering what’s happening around the tennis world this week? We’ve got you covered.
Let’s take a look at all the latest content from Cracked Racquets and get you caught up on the latest news.
The Madison Keys ‘Court of Dreams’ Event
Held at the All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club (July 15th, 2022), the "Madison Keys Court of Dreams Celebration of Tennis" featured 2017 US Open finalist Madison Keys, 2021 US Open Doubles Finalist Caty McNally, 3x ATP Doubles Champion Nathan Healey, Former D2 #1 KP Pannu, and junior players Emma Perkins and Maya Mallavarapu in a series of exhibition matches with all proceeds going to the All Iowa Tennis Club Foundation and Kindness Wins.
The event consisted of a panel on mental health and wellness, a junior clinic for local players, and the ‘Court of Dreams’ event with various exhibition matches played at the All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club.
You can check out all of the footage from the event by clicking this link.
Cracked Racquets’ Alex Gruskin Live on Tennis Channel’s T2
We are thrilled to announce that Cracked Racquets’ Editor-in-Chief is spending the next two weeks at the Tennis Channel headquarters doing live commentary on the T2 channel.
You can watch his matches live weekday mornings next week on the T2 channel by clicking this link.
Latest Interviews
Brandon Nakashima (ATP #49)
ATP Top 50 Player and 20 year-old AmericanBrandon 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!!
You can watch the full interview by clicking here.
College Tennis Updates
Coaching Shakeups and College Players in the Pros
Cracked Racquets contributor John Parsons joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin for a summer edition of The Deciding Point. The guys offer their reactions to the recent revelation that USC/UCLA are Big 10 bound, discuss the latest Coaching + Recruiting developments, look at the college players having success in the pros, and so much more!!
Listen to the podcast by clicking here.
The 2022 NCAA Tennis Annual Meeting
Cracked Racquets contributor John Parsons and host of today’s show breaks down all the headlines from the 2022 NCAA Tennis Committee meeting and their impact to college tennis. The committee disucessed fundamental changes including moving the NCAA individual tournament to November, prioritizing TV and bracket integrity, and upcoming 2023 changes.
Listen to the full interview by clicking here.
Podcast You Missed
The Mini-Break Podcast
So Much For a Dull Week
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his reflections from Friday’s WTA and ATP Tour action. He explains why he thinks Dominic Thiem and Anett Kontaveit are BACK, runs through a goofy day in Gstaad, sets the scene for another Championship Weekend in the pro tennis world, and so much more!!
Listen to the full episode by clicking here.
Is Friday About to be Awesome?
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Thursday’s ATP and WTA Tour Results. He chats about two exceptional upset victories from Anastasia Potapova and Diane Perry, a busy day in Gstaad, and so much more!!
Listen to the full episode by clicking here.
A Few Random Observations
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offer an assortment of his observations from the past 10 days on the ATP and WTA Tour. He shares his thoughts on last week’s Rome Challenger Final, the new generation of ATP “clay court specialists”, and so much more!!
Listen to the full episode by clicking here.
It’s Been a While…But WERE BACK!!
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin plays catchup on everything that’s happened over the past 10 days on the ATP and WTA Tours. He offers his thoughts on last week’s Tour-Level events in Bastad, Newport, Budapest, and Lausanne, shares a few thoughts this week’s action, and so much more!!
Listen to the full episode by clicking here.
Great Shot Podcast
Breaking Down the Rome & Indianapolis Challengers ft. David Gertler
Cracked Racquets contributor David Gertler joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to offer their takeaways on the Rome and Indianapolis Challengers, the rise of Yibing Wu and Ben Shelton, and so much more!!
Listen to the full episode by clicking here.