The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Intern James Tait joins the show to ask Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin a unique series of questions. They cover topics such as "Building the ideal player", "Future Top 25 members", "Match pros to ideal college teams", plus SO much more!!

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• What players outside Top 150 will make Top 25 - 9:55
• Ideal Player - 16:00
• What coach/college would this player fit at - 29:17
• Which player would thrive/fall in the college environment - 40:28
• Guessing player by accolade - 45:45
• A list of college players by adjective - 52:11
• _____

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews the 2025 WTA/ATP Year-End Award Shows. He explains the twelve categories of awards, breaks down his toughest debates, runs through the list of honorable mention candidates, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

The Categories - 7:28

Women's Awards - 16:35

Men's Awards - 32:25

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the most intriguing ATP players entering the 2025 offseason. He divides the players into four categories: "How real is your Top 8 tennis", "How much higher is your ceiling", "Have you found your best or are you still building", and "Were you a one-hit wonder".

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How real was your Top 8 tennis - 6:40
Lorenzo Musetti - 6:50
Jiri Lehecka - 14:15
Jack Draper - 21:20
Matteo Berrettini - 24:55

How much higher is the ceiling - 28:42
Alex Michelsen - 28:50
Brandon Nakashima - 34:00
Flavio Cobolli - 38:30

Found their best or still building - 42:36
Corentin Moutet - 42:56
Zizou Bergs - 46:30
Jaume Munar - 49:10
Matteo Arnaldi - 51:50
Luciano Darderi - 54:02
Jenson Brooksby - 56:45
Sebastian Baez - 59:24

One hit wonders - 1:01:50
Valentin Vacherot
Terence Atmane
Jake Fearnley
Hamad Medjedovic
Raphael Collignon

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the most intriguing WTA players entering the 2025 offseason. He divides the players into four categories: "How real is your Top 8 tennis", "How much higher is your ceiling", "Have you found your best or are you still building", and "Were you a one-hit wonder".

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Episode Bookmarks:

How real was your Top 8 tennis - 10:40
Clara Tauson - 11:00
Linda Noskova - 19:20
Naomi Osaka - 26:19
Qinwen Zheng - 29:40

How much higher is the ceiling - 34:48
Emma Navarro - 35:10
Diana Shnaider - 41:47
Marta Kostyuk - 46:55
Camila Osorio - 48:25

Found their best or still building - 51:15
McCartney Kessler - 51:21
Anna Kalinskaya - 54:18
Ann Li - 55:40
Wang Xinyu - 58:00
Peyton Stearns - 1:00:20

One hit wonders - 1:03:10
Lois Boisson - 1:03:25
Janice Tjen - 1:06:35

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin evaluates the performances of his 2025 ATP "Make or Break" All Stars. He breaks down those players that found their best in 2025, discusses which cases carry into 2026, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

Unequivocal makes - 6:18
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - 6:28
Alexander Bublik - 13:20
Felix Auger Aliassime - 19:24

Carries into 2026 - 25:15
Francisco Cerundolo - 25:30
Frances Tiafoe - 32:30
Denis Shapovalov - 39:13
Sebastian Korda - 43:30

We know who they are - 46:19
The Original #NextGenATP Crew - 46:30

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin evaluates the performances of his 2025 WTA "Make or Break" All Stars. He breaks down those players that found their best in 2025, discusses which cases carry into 2026, plus SO much more!!

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What is a make or break all-star - 2:58

Unequivocal makes - 9:50
Jasmine Paolini - 9:55
Dayana Yastremska - 14:25

Carries into 2026 - 22:15
Leylah Fernandez - 22:30
Emma Raducanu - 30:12
Anastasia Potapova - 37:18

We know who they are - 42:35
The Czechs (Krejcikova, Muchova, Vondrousova) - 42:45
Liudmila Samsonova - 48:53
Sofia Kenin - 51:46
Bianca Andreescu - 53:48

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on a hypothetical 2025 NextGenWTA Finals Field. He breaks down the seasons of the hypothetical eight participants, discusses the plethora of ascending talent in the women's game, and SO much more!!

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The Field - 4:17

Andreeva - 14:29

Mboko - 21:47

Joint - 28:20

Jovic - 33:25

Eala - 37:15

Valentova - 41:05

Seidel - 45:21

Bejlek - 47:24

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the 2025 NextGenATP Finals Field. He breaks down the seasons of the eight participants, discusses the biggest absences from the field, and SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

The Field - 11:35

Jakub Mensik - 18:06

Learner Tien - 25:53

Alexander Blockx - 35:28

Dino Prizmic - 40:12

Martin Landaluce - 43:31

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer - 47:22

Nishesh Basavareddy - 49:16

Rafael Jodar - 53:40

Who else would I have liked - 55:45

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his final ATP Top 10 Rankings of the 2025 season!!

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Tier 1 - 18:29

Tier 2 - 32:52

Tier 3 - 37:52

Tier 4 - 1:00:16

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his final WTA Top 10 Rankings of the 2025 season!!

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Tier 1 - 15:58

Tier 2 - 38:03

Tier 3 - 51:09

Tier 4 - 1:01:30

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his finals thoughts on last weekend's NCAA Championship action + Davis Cup Finals. He breaks down an exceptional week of tennis from both Reese Brantmeier and Michael Zheng, contextualizes Team Italy's three-peat at the Davis Cup, plus SO much more!!

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NCAA Women's Finals - 14:45

NCAA Men's Finals - 27:23

Davis Cup - 38:25

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Friday's Quarterfinal action at the 2025 NCAA Tournament. He also offers his thoughts on a sneaky busy week on the Pro Tour featuring Davis Cup, Women's ITF Events, ATP Challengers, plus so much more!!

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NCAA Women's Singles - 6:05

NCAA Men's Singles - 19:33

Davis Cup - 28:26

Women's ITF Events - 34:41

Men's ITF Events - 39:40

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers some belated thoughts on Jannik Sinner's run to the ATP Tour Finals Title. He also offers his thoughts on this week's NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship results, plus SO much more!!

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Sinner wins Turin - 10:31

NCAA Women's Singles - 34:05

NCAA Men's Singles - 40:06

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day Five of the ATP Tour Finals. He offers his thoughts on victories for De Minaur and Alcaraz, previews tomorrow's battles between Sinner/Shelton and Zverev/FAA, plus SO much more!!

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De Minaur/Fritz - 6:00

Alcaraz/Musetti - 20:28

Day 6 Preview - 27:00

Women's ITF Events - 35:55

ATP Challengers - 39:15

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day Four of the ATP Tour Finals. He offers his thoughts on victories for Sinner and FAA, talks through the various SF scenarios heading into the final matches of group play, plus SO much more!!

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FAA/Shelton - 7:48

Zverev/Sinner - 22:54

SF scenarios - 30:37

Women's ITF Events - 35:29

ATP Challengers - 38:45

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the first three days of the ATP Tour Finals. He names his most impressive performances thus far, and shares his predictions for the rest of the week. He also previews this week's ATP Challenger and ITF Tour action, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Tour Finals - 5:15

Women's ITF Events - 27:33

ATP Challengers - 31:36

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Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the 2025 ATP Tour Finals. They offer grades for each of the 2025 participants' seasons, debate which member of the field has the most on the line at this year's event, share their predictions, and SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

FAA/Musetti play their way in, Djokovic opts out - 3:30
Grading the field - 15:19
Grading the participants' seasons - 26:00
Jannik Sinner - 28:05
Carlos Alcaraz - 37:23
Alex Zverev - 44:26
Taylor Fritz - 52:46
Ben Shelton - 1:02:30
Alex De Minaur - 1:11:31
Felix Auger Aliassime - 1:19:50
Lorenzo Musetti - 1:27:05
Most on the line - 1:33:39
Predictions - 1:37:45

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recap the 2025 WTA Tour Finals. He breaks down Rybakina's run to the title, and offers his grades for each of the event's participants. He also looks back at this weekend's ATP action in Athens and Metz, plus SO much more!!

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WTA Finals Recap - 7:05

WTA Finals Grades - 22:40

ATP Athens - 40:28

ATP Metz - 44:16

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 48:55

ATP Challengers - 51:14

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on Wednesday's action in the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down the Day 5 of play at the WTA Tour Finals. He also looks at a season-saving victory for Musetti, shares his thoughts on a week of opportunities in Metz, plus SO much more!!

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WTA Finals - 6:45

ATP Athens - 33:24

ATP Metz - 38:34

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 42:55

ATP Challengers - 47:10

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the penultimate week of the 2025 Tour Season. He shares his thoughts on the first two rounds of play at the WTA Tour Finals. He also previews this week's ATP Tour action, breaks down the latest rankings breakthroughs, and SO much more!!

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WTA Finals - 4:20

ATP Athens - 21:20

ATP Metz - 27:24

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 30:15

ATP Challengers - 34:26

Junior Davis/BJK Cup - 37:21

Rankings Breakthroughs - 39:48

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a busy Championship Sunday in the Pro Tennis World. He marvels at the continued excellence of Jannik Sinner and Janice Tjen. He also offers his thoughts on the last two days of WTA Finals action, plus SO much more!!

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ATP Paris - 3:07

WTA Chennai - 14:35

WTA Hong Kong - 20:15

WTA Jiujiang - 25:52

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 27:30

ATP Challengers - 29:34

WTA Tour Finals - 33:48

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Saturday's results across the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on a lopsided Day 1 of action at the WTA Tour Finals, looks at the breakout run of Lilli Tagger in Jiujiang, plus SO much more!!

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WTA Tour Finals - 5:58

ATP Paris - 19:05

WTA Jiujiang - 29:09

WTA Hong Kong - 35:18

WTA Chennai - 38:27

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 41:00

ATP Challengers - 42:58

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Friday's action from across the Pro Tennis World. He breaks down the "trick or treat" nature of the Bublik, Fernandez, and FAA 2025 seasons, marvels at the continued consistency of teenager Maya Joint, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Paris - 7:03

WTA Hong Kong - 29:55

WTA Chennai - 36:25

WTA Jiujiang - 38:45

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 39:46

ATP Challengers - 42:16

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a busy Thursday in the Pro Tennis World. He offers an update on the Race to the ATP Finals. He also offers his thoughts on today's in Hong Kong, Jiujiang, Chennai, and SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Paris - 5:51

WTA Hong Kong - 35:03

WTA Chennai - 38:00

WTA Jiujiang - 41:14

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 43:03

ATP Challengers - 45:30

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the last few day in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on a HOT start to the ATP 1000 in Paris, looks a jam-packed week of WTA Tour action, names the storylines he'll be monitoring most closely this week, and SO much more!!

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ATP Paris - 7:15

WTA Tokyo - 26:00

WTA Guangzhou - 34:35

WTA 125Ks + ITFs (Recap) - 41:00

WTA Hong Kong - 46:20

WTA Jiujiang - 48:30

WTA Chennai - 50:00

ATP Challengers - 51:40

WTA 125Ks + ITFs (Preview) - 55:05

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Tennis.com Lead Editor David Kane joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to preview the 2025 WTA Tour Finals. They offer grades for each of the 2025 participants' seasons, debate which member of the field has the most on the line at this year's event, share their predictions, and SO much more!!

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• Grading the field - 6:45
• Paolini/Rybakina in, Andreeva out - 19:35
• Grading the participants' seasons - 30:00
• Aryna Sabalenka - 32:10
• Iga Swiatek - 40:22
• Coco Gauff - 47:44
• Amanda Anismiova - 54:45
• Madison Keys - 1:02:45
• Jessica Pegula - 1:11:43
• Jasmine Paolini - 1:18:07
• Elena Rybakina - 1:24:22
• Most on the line - 1:32:11
• Predictions - 1:36:47

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the last two weeks of storylines to emerge on the ATP Tour. He shares his thoughts on all five title winners, offers his thoughts on an assortment of under-the-radar seasons, checks-in on the state of the ATP/NextGen Finals races, plus SO much more!!

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Who won titles - 6:46

Medvedev in Almaty - 7:15

Fonseca in Basel - 20:02

Ruud in Stockholm - 32:03

FAA in Brussels - 37:54

Sinner in Vienna - 43:00

Other notable performances - 48:00

Retirements/Injuries on the rise - 59:52

State of the ATP Finals Race - 1:08:30

State of the NextGen Finals Race - 1:11:25

Rankings Breakthroughs - 1:13:40

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the last two weeks of storylines to emerge on the WTA Tour. He offers his first thoughts on this year's WTA Tour Finals field, looks at the breakout players of the last two weeks, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

State of the WTA Finals Race - 9:55

WTA Ningbo - 22:01

WTA Tokyo - 46:55

WTA Osaka - 49:19

The breakthroughs keep coming (WTA 125Ks + ITFs) - 53:54

WTA Guangzhou - 58:08

This week's WTA 125Ks + ITFs - 59:47

ITF Junior World Finals - 1:02:51

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a magical Championship Weekend in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on Val Vacherot's dream run to the Shanghai title, an All-American final in Wuhan, plus SO much more!!

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ATP Shanghai - 2:36

WTA Wuhan - 32:22

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 44:31

ATP Challengers - 47:11

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin sets the scene for Championship weekend in Wuhan and Shanghai. He breaks down a day filled with WTA Tour Finals implications in Wuhan, offers his thoughts on a fascinating day in Shanghai, plus SO much more!!

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ATP Shanghai - 6:42

WTA Wuhan - 21:45

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 36:11

ATP Challengers - 38:24

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin checks-in on the 1000-level action unfolding in Wuhan and Shanghai. He breaks down his top WTA performers thus far in Wuhan, offers his thoughts on Thursday's QF action in Shanghai, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

WTA Wuhan - 6:07

ATP Shanghai - 22:08

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 33:45

ATP Challengers - 37:03

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his personal ATP Top 10 rankings entering the month of October. He also offers his tiers of contenders, recaps the week one madness of Shanghai, plus SO much more!!

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ATP Shanghai - 6:02

ATP Top 10 - 26:10

Tier 1 - 27:22

1. Carlos Alcaraz - 28:40
2. Jannik Sinner - 31:38

Tier 2 - 33:52
3. Novak Djokovic - 34:45

Tier 3 - 37:38
4. Taylor Fritz - 38:10
5. Alex De Minaur - 41:04
6. Alex Zverev - 43:14

Upside Picks - 45:05
7. Ben Shelton
8. Jack Draper
9. Lorenzo Musetti

Also considered - 47:23
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime + Honorable Mentions

ATP Challengers - 50:30

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Author of the "Bounces" Substack Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to evaluate the performance of the American Women during the 2025 WTA season. They compare the successes of the 2024 vs. 2025 WTA seasons for the Americans. They then make the case for why Anisimova, Gauff, Keys, and Pegula can each be considered the best American of 2025, share their specific choices for the #1 spot, and SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

• Quick overview of the American Women in 2025 - 7:32
• Who's had the best 2025 season: The Cases - 19:47
• Amanda Anisimova - 20:20
• Madison Keys - 31:45
• Coco Gauff - 43:45
• Jessica Pegula - 55:30
• Honorable Mention + Final Selections  - 1:40:45

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his personal WTA Top 10 rankings entering the month of October. He also recaps last weekends Championship action (Shanghai, WTA 125Ks, more), previews another busy week ahead, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

WTA Beijing - 7:05

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events (recap) - 31:48

WTA Top 10 - 37:28

Tier 1 - 39:56

1. Aryna Sabalenka - 41:06
2. Iga Swiatek - 43:20

Tier 2 - 45:00
3. Amanda Anisimova - 45:43
4. Coco Gauff - 47:44

Tier 3 - 51:24
5. Mirra Andreeva - 51:44
6. Madison Keys - 54:20
7. Jasmine Paolini - 55:45
8. Elena Rybakina - 58:32
9. Jessica Pegula - 57:21

Also considered - 1:00:22
10. Ekaterina Alexandrova
11. Linda Noskova
12. Elina Svitolina
13. Clara Tauson

Rankings breakthroughs - 1:07:35

WTA Wuhan Preview - 1:09:19

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events (preview) - 1:15:32

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a fun Thursday in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on an All-American SF in Beijing, looks at the most intriguing R2 matchups in Shanghai, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

WTA Beijing - 5:00

ATP Shanghai - 19:22

Most Intriguing Shanghai R2 matches - 21:22

Who needs a big Shanghai most? - 33:25

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 38:15

ATP Challengers - 43:10

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Wednesday's action across the Pro Tennis World. He offers his take on Sinner's run to the Beijing title, analyzes a dramatic day of Women's upsets in Beijing, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Beijing - 6:25

WTA Beijing - 21:50

ATP Shanghai - 38:43

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 40:28

ATP Challengers - 44:13

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a surprisingly active Tuesday in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on another Alcaraz title run in Tokyo, shares his thoughts as the business end of action in Beijing approaches, previews the week ahead, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Tokyo - 5:42

ATP Beijing - 16:48

WTA Beijing - 29:46

Week Ahead - 41:04

ATP Shanghai - 41:20

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 47:28

ATP Challengers - 53:00

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers an update on a loaded weekend across the tennis world. He shares his thoughts on early action in Tokyo and Beijing, talks through this weekend's Championship action, plus SO much more!!

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ATP Tokyo - 7:23

ATP Beijing - 25:56

WTA Beijing - 37:17

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 51:02

ATP Challengers - 54:33

ITA All-Americans - 56:45

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers an update on a loaded weekend across the tennis world. He shares his thoughts on early action in Tokyo and Beijing, talks through this weekend's Championship action, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

WTA Beijing - 4:45

ATP Beijing - 17:16

ATP Tokyo - 20:37

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 23:20

ATP Challengers - 25:53

ITA All-Americans - 27:48

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down the opening round action to kickoff the 2025 Asian Swing. He breaks down early victories for Sinner and Alcaraz, offers his thoughts on the first two days of the ITA All-American Championships, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Tokyo - 5:28

ATP Beijing - 16:50

WTA Beijing - 20:46

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 23:55

ATP Challengers - 27:43

ITA All-Americans - 31:32

Laurel Springs
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On today’s Cracked Interviews, Alex Gruskin sits down with tennis legend Roger Federer live from the 2025 Laver Cup in San Francisco. Federer shares his perspective on this year’s edition of the event and what it’s been like transitioning from playing on court to watching from the sidelines. Alex also presses Roger on how he would gameplan against current World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz if he were still competing, and what kind of training he’s doing to prepare for his upcoming exhibition tour alongside longtime rival and friend Rafael Nadal.

A rare and candid conversation with one of the sport’s greatest icons—this is an interview you won’t want to miss.

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his final thoughts on Team Italy's run to the 2025 BJK Cup Title. He also recaps a fantastic comeback for Swiatek in Seoul, marvels at the continued excellence of Bublik, previews a JAM-PACKED week ahead, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

Team Italy grabs the BJK Cup - 6:49

Swiatek wins in Seoul - 17:06

ATP Hangzhou Recap - 23:40

ATP Chengdu Recap - 31:43

WTA Beijing Preview - 36:55

ATP Tokyo Preview - 42:50

ATP Beijing Preview - 46:01

WTA 125K + ITF Event Previews - 49:00

ATP Challenger Previews - 50:24

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his final thoughts on the 2025 Laver Cup. He breaks down a stellar start-to-finish performance from Team World, grades each participant in the event, ponders Laver Cup's place in the broader tennis ecosystem, and SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

Day 3 Recap - 7:18

Alcaraz has a day - 8:02

De Minaur def. Mensik - 17:21

Fritz def. Zverev - 25:44

Final Grades For Team Europe - 40:02

Final Grades for Team World - 47:53

Target list for Team Europe - 55:12

Target list for Team World - 58:36

Does Laver Cup Matter? - 1:01:28

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps an EXTRORDINARY Saturday in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his extensive thoughts on everything he learned from a dominant Day 2 for Team World at Laver Cup. He also previews Sunday's BJK Cup Final, and breaks down everything else from the last 24 hours in the Pro Tennis World.

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Episode Bookmarks:

Laver Cup Day 2 Recap - 11:00

De Minaur/Zverev - 14:53

Cerundolo/Rune - 23:40

Fritz/Alcaraz - 27:21

Doubles - 38:30

Laver Cup Day 3 Preview - 41:42

BJK Cup Final Preview - 50:43

WTA Seoul - 54:54

ATP Hangzhou - 56:55

ATP Chengdu - 58:53

ATP Challengers + WTA 125Ks - 59:42

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 1 of the 2025 Laver Cup. He ranks his top performances of the day, previews a FANTASTIC Day 2 schedule, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

Ruud/Opelka - 10:07

Mensik/Michelsen - 14:26

Fonseca/Cobolli - 21:51

Alcaraz/Mensik def. Fritz/Michelsen - 29:03

Sideline Power Rankings - 32:50

Day 2 Preview - 38:31

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers an update on this week's ATP and WTA Tour action. He breaks down fantastic victories for Team USA + Team Italy at the BJK Cup, previews Laver Cup Day 1, checks-in on this week's tour-level events, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

• BJK Cup Update - 6:11

   



• Laver Cup Day 1 Preview - 20:49

   



• WTA Seoul - 28:04

   



• ATP Hangzhou - 30:41

   



• ATP Chengdu - 32:04

   



• WTA 125Ks + ATP Challengers - 33:16

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Wednesday's action from across the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on Team Ukraine's BJK Cup victory over Spain, checks-in on the many ascending young stars competing this week, plus SO much more!!

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• BJK Cup Ukraine/Spain - 8:08

   



• ATP Hangzhou - 18:34

   



• ATP Chengdu - 27:39

   



• WTA Seoul - 29:20

   



• WTA 125Ks + ITFs - 37:28

   



• ATP Challengers - 39:38

   



• #NextGenATP Finals + WTA Teenager Check-in - 43:48

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews a LOADED week on the Pro Tennis Calendar. He previews this week's team action at both the BJK Cup Finals and Laver Cup, breaks down this week's three tour-level events, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

• BJK Cup Preview - 5:45

   



• Laver Cup Preview - 15:58

   



• ATP Hangzhou - 29:18

   



• ATP Chengdu - 36:23

   



• WTA Seoul - 42:23

   



• WTA 125Ks + ITFs - 49:06

   



• ATP Challengers - 52:00

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a fascinating Championship Weekend across the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on a STUNNING weekend of Davis Cup results, breaks down maiden WTA title runs in Guadalajara and Sao Paolo, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

• Many Davis Cup Thoughts - 8:29

   



• WTA Guadalajara - 32:04

   



• WTA Sao Paolo - 40:47

   



• ATP Challengers - 44:24

   



• WTA 125Ks + Women's ITF - 49:32

Laurel Springs
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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down a busy Saturday in the Pro Tennis World. He offers his thoughts on Day 2 of Davis Cup action, discusses the opportunities available this weekend in Guadalajara and Sao Paolo, plus SO much more!!

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Episode Bookmarks:

• Davis Cup Day 2 - 7:53

   



• WTA Guadalajara - 27:30

   



• WTA Sao Paolo - 31:29

   



• ATP Challengers - 34:30

   



• WTA 125Ks + Women's ITF - 40:11

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.

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