The Mini-Break is produced by Cracked Racquets and is a daily podcast for the biggest storylines, results, and controversies from the tennis world. In this episode, host Alex Gruskin is joined by ITA CEO Tim Russell to discuss his response to Dr. Stephen Dittmore’s article “More Universities May Need to Eliminate Sports, and That would be bad for the USOPC. But Should it Matter?” and share the ways college tennis plans to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gruskin also runs through the day’s news, examining the measures being negotiated amongst the tours to provide pro players financial relief, offering his thoughts on the newly announced ITF Player Panel, and much more!
Cracked Racquets is now a part of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. To get more updates from Cracked Racquets, head over to www.crackedracquets.com.
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