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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on those ATP players that did the most to either improve or hurt their standing in the opening month of the 2026 season with a game of "Stock Up, Stock Down". He breaks down remarkably impressive hard court Januarys for Baez and Darderi. He also looks at a tough month for the Canadian men, 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 Learner Tien, Stock Up - 8:15 Hubert Hurkacz, Stock Up - 14:40 Luciano Darderi, Stock Up - 18:35 Sebastian Baez, Stock Up - 22:55 College as a pathway, Stock Up - 28:00 Stock Up Honorable Mention - 31:00 Denis Shapovalov, Stock Down - 33:00 Gabriel Diallo, Stock Down - 35:00 Sebastian Korda, Stock Down - 36:22 Stock Down Honorable Mention - 38:20 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on those WTA players that did the most to either improve or hurt their standing in the opening month of the 2026 season with a game of "Stock Up, Stock Down" . He breaks down the continued ascent of a couple of WTA teenagers, names the two WTA veterans he's most concerned about heading into February, 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 Iva Jovic, Stock Up - 10:25 Victoria Mboko, Stock Up - 17:05 Wang Xinyu, Stock Up - 22:20 Taylah Preston, Stock Up - 27:05 Stock Up Honorable Mention - 30:05 Ekaterina Alexandrova, Stock Down - 32:25 Ashlyn Krueger, Stock Down - 35:00 Donna Vekic, Stock Down - 38:32 Stock Down Honorable Mention - 39:55 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his ATP Top 10 rankings after the opening month of the 2026 season. He offers his thoughts on the consolidation of his Tier 2 contenders, breaks down a contentious race for spots #9 and #10, 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 Top of the game storylines - 6:00 Tier 1 - 19:00 #1 Carlos Alcaraz - 19:00 #2 Jannik Sinner - 22:30 Tier 1B - 25:30 #3 Novak Djokovic - 26:05 Tier 2 - 30:00 #4 Alex Zverev - 31:50 #5 Lorenzo Musetti - 37:20 #6 Alex De Minaur - 41:01 #7 Ben Shelton - 45:50 #8 Taylor Fritz - 49:05 Tier 3/Honorable Mention - 51:21 #9 Alexander Bublik - 59:30 #10 Tommy Paul - 1:10:55 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his WTA Top 10 rankings after the opening month of the 2026 season. He breaks down his three tiers of WTA contenders, offers his thoughts on the crowded race for the #9 and #10 spots, 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 Top of the game storylines - 9:15 Tier 1 - 19:45 #1 Aryna Sabalenka - 20:10 #2 Elena Rybakina - 26:08 #3 Iga Swiatek - 30:00 Tier 2 - 37:45 #4 Amanda Anisimova - 39:30 #5 Coco Gauff - 41:53 #6 Jessica Pegula - 44:50 #7 Elina Svitolina - 49:00 #8 Mirra Andreeva - 52:12 Tier 3/Honorable Mention - 55:45 #9 Victoria Mboko - 1:00:05 #10 Madison Keys - 1:07:20 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the 2026 Australian Open Men's Singles Final. He offers his thoughts on what allowed ultimately Alcaraz to overwhelm Djokovic in a four-set finish. He also breaks down where Alcaraz ranks historically at age 22, 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 Alcaraz/Djokovic - 6:10 Alcaraz at 22 - 24:30 ATP Challengers - 32:35 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the 2026 Australian Open Women's Singles Final. He breaks down a brilliant display of power tennis from Elena Rybakina. He then contemplates who currently owns the title of BEST player in Women's Tennis, offers his final preview for the Men's Singles Final, 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 Rybakina/Sabalenka - 5:05 Men's Singles Final Preview - 30:36 ATP Challengers + WTA 125K - 37:10 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps a magnificent pair of 2026 Australian Open Men's Singles Semifinal battle. He marvels at the otherworldly persistence of a cramping Carlos Alcaraz, and shares his continued bewilderment at the ceaseless excellence of Novak Djokovic. He then previews both the Men's and Women's Singles Finals, 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 Alcaraz/Zverev - 5:20 Djokovic/Sinner - 28:00 Men's Final Preview - 34:40 Women's Final Preview - 41:03 ATP Challengers - 43:30 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the 2026 Australian Open Women's Singles Semifinals. He offers his thoughts on two overwhelming displays of power tennis from Sabalenka and Rybakina. He then shares his first thoughts on the Sabalenka/Rybakina Women's Final, previews Friday's Men's Singles Semifinal battles, 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 Sabalenka/Svitolina - 5:40 Rybakina/Pegula - 16:25 Women's Final Preview - 24:52 Alcaraz/Zverev Preview - 31:10 Sinner/Djokovic Preview - 34:30 ATP Challenger - 38:00 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 11 of the 2026 Australian Open. He breaks down comprehensive victories for Rybakina, Pegula, and Sinner. He also offers his thoughts on the fascinating context of Djokovic's 2026 AO run, previews the AO SFs, 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 Rybakina/Swiatek - 5:20 Pegula/Anisimova - 17:38 Women's Singles SF Preview - 25:30 Djokovic/Musetti - 38:35 Sinner/Shelton - 49:35 Men's Singles SF Preview - 57:30 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 10 of the 2026 Australian Open. He offers his thoughts on definitive victories for Sabalenka, Alcaraz and Svitolina. He also breaks down a particularly impressive Zverev victory, previews Day 11's Quartefinal matches, 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 Zverev/Tien - 12:25 Sabalenka/Jovic - 24:40 Svitolina/Gauff - 30:14 Alcaraz/De Minaur - 37:45 Day 11 Preview - 45:44 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 9 of the 2026 Australian Open. He offers his thoughts on sensational performances from Pegula, Shelton, and Musetti. He also previews what promises to be an exceptional Quarterfinal Round of action at the year's first major, 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 Pegula/Keys - 5:45 Shelton/Ruud - 13:30 Musetti/Fritz - 19:30 Anisimova/Xin Yu - 25:50 Rybakina + Sinner + Swiatek all cruise - 31:06 Stats as QFs - 37:13 Women's QF Preview - 44:35 Men's QF Preview - 53:12 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Days 6, 7, and 8 at the 2026 Australian Open. He offers his thoughts on the continued ascent of the California kids (Tien, Jovic). He also shares his takes on dramatic victories for Sinner and Gauff, the quietly cruising Svitolina and De Minaur, the most intriguing storylines of Week Two, 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 Biggest Headlines - 6:05 The California Kids (Jovic, Tien): 8:30 Top seeds survive (Sinner, Gauff): 30:00 Quietly cruising (Svitolina, De Minaur): 44:50 Straight sets victories dominate Day 8 - 53:53 Storylines to monitor moving forward - 1:00:40 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 5 of the 2026 Australian Open. He offers his thoughts on a fantastic day for the Men's elder statesmen (Wawrinka, Cilic, Djokovic). He also examines a dramatic day of deciding set tennis for the women, shares his takeaways on breakout performances from Quinn and Spizzirri, previews a FANTASTIC Day 6, 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 Biggest Storylines - 10:30 The Old Men have a day: 11:20 Dramatic deciding set tennis: 24:25 EQ + Spizz: 44:00 Upsets - 54:08 Going the Distance - 1:01:25 Other Women's Results - 1:02:20 Other Men's Results - 1:05:20 American Update - 1:11:00 Players w/College Ties Update - 1:13:00 Tennis Abstract forecast entering R3/Day 6 Preview - 1:14:55 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 4 of the 2026 Australian Open. He breaks down a perfect day of results for the Men's Singles Seeds. He also offers his thoughts on another tremendous day for the ascending WTA Teenage Stars, debates the biggest threat to a Sabalenka/Gauff SF remaining in the draw, previews a FANTASTIC Day 5 schedule, 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 Biggest Storylines - 5:40 All the Men's Seeds advance to R3: 7:50 WTA Teenagers in age only: 29:15 Who's the biggest threat to a Sabalenka/Gauff SF: 38:40 Upsets - 48:07 Going the Distance - 51:45 Other Women's Results - 55:17 Other Men's Results - 58:00 American Update - 1:04:40 Players w/College Ties Update - 1:07:40 Day 5 Preview - 1:08:40 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 3 of the 2026 Australian Open. He reflects upon a relatively simple opening round for many of the tournament's top title contenders. He also breaks down a marvelous R1 of results for men with college tennis ties, looks at those players continuing to trend upwards, previews Day 4's action, 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 Biggest Storylines - 6:00 Title Contenders cruise through R1: 6:25 Men w/College Tennis Ties: 22:20 Continuing to trend up: 37:53 Upsets - 46:24 Going the Distance - 48:25 Other Women's Results - 51:43 Other Men's Results - 53:05 American Update - 54:35 Players w/College Ties Update - 58:20 Forecast heading into R2/Day 4 Preview - 59:25 _____ Laurel Springs Ranked among the best online private schools in the United States, Laurel Springs stands out when it comes to support, personalization, community, and college prep. They give their K-12 students the resources, guidance, and learning opportunities they need at each grade level to reach their full potential. 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/c/crackedracquets Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.