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"The Mini-Break" is a daily podcast that brings you the latest news and analysis from the world of tennis. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin, this podcast covers the biggest storylines, results, and controversies from both college and professional tennis. Each episode features in-depth analysis and expert commentary on the latest happenings in the world of tennis, as well as interviews with some of the biggest names in the sport. From top players and coaches to analysts and brand leaders, "The Mini-Break" offers a unique and comprehensive look at the world of tennis.
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- 4 days ago1h 19m
Biggest storylines of the 2026 Homestretch ft. Ben Rothenberg
Bounces Author and No Challenges Remaining Host Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to breakdown the biggest WTA and ATP Tour storylines of the 2026 season's homestretch. Episode Notes WTA Finals Race (Alex WTA #1) - 8:10 How will things go in Indian Wells/Charlotte (Ben WTA #1) - 16:30 How much of Alcaraz/Sinner do we see (Ben ATP #1) - 27:00 Does anyone want to make the Men's Tour Finals (Alex ATP #1) - 35:10 Was the Qinwen US Open run real (Alex WTA #2) - 43:45 Will Gauff stay on track (Ben WTA #2) - 50:30 How will the Americans do in Davis/BJK Cups (Ben ATP #2) - 55:15 Do any of Jodar/Fonseca/Mensik/Tien/Michelsen/Blockx pop (Alex ATP #2) - 1:00:15 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.
- 5 days ago1h 4m
ATP Top 10 Rankings (Post-US Open)
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his post-US Open ATP Top 10 Rankings. He breaks down the difficulty of organizing #5-#10 in the rankings, offers his thoughts on the 2026 season of each of his Top 10 men to date, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes 2026 Big Picture - 3:25 #1 Jannik Sinner - 9:30 #2 Carlos Alcaraz - 16:00 #3 Alex Zverev - 19:10 #4 Ben Shelton - 22:50 #5 Novak Djokovic - 28:50 #6 Arthur Fils - 33:55 #7 Frances Tiafoe - 38:45 #8 Rafa Jodar - 45:35 #9 Taylor Fritz - 50:25 #10 Tommy Paul + Honorable Mention - 55:25 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.
- 5 days ago52 min
WTA Top 10 Rankings (Post-US Open)
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his post-US Open WTA Top 10 Rankings. He breaks down Rybakina's ascent to World #1, offers his thoughts on the 2026 season of each of his Top 10 women to date, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes #1 Elena Rybakina - 3:40 #2 Aryna Sabalenka - 10:27 #3 Coco Gauff - 16:50 #4 Mirra Andreeva - 23:00 #5 Jessica Pegula - 29:35 #6 Linda Noskova - 33:55 #7 Marta Kostyuk - 37:25 #8 Iga Swiatek - 40:40 #9 Elina Svitolina - 43:50 #10 Karolina Muchova + Honorable Mention - 46:20 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.
- 5 days ago45 min
ATP Stock Up, Stock Down (post- US Open edition)
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin plays a post-US Open ATP edition of "Stock up, Stock down". He breaks down the players who did the most to change the perception of themselves with their results in New York. Players covered include the American Men, the original #NextGenATP generation, Alexander Blockx, plus SO many more!! Episode Notes Stock Up: The Americans - 3:35 Stock Down: Taylor Fritz + Alex De Minaur - 16:05 Stock Down: Daniil Medvedev + Andrey Rublev + Casper Ruud - 22:05 Stock Up: Stefanos Tsitsipas + Karen Khachanov - 28:55 Stock Up: Alexander Blockx + Daniel Merida - 32:10 Stock Down: Players #5-#8 in the rankings - 38:25 Stock Up: Opportunity for the #NextGen2.0 - 40:20 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.
- 6 days ago51 min
WTA Stock Up, Stock Down (Post-US Open)
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin plays a post-US Open WTA edition of "Stock up, Stock down". He breaks down the players who did the most to change the perception of themselves with their results in New York. Players covered include Linda Noskova, Zheng Qinwen, the U23 Crew, plus SO many more!! Episode Notes Stock Up: Linda Noskova - 4:10 Stock Down: Amanda Anisimova - 15:15 Stock Up: Qinwen Zheng - 22:25 Stock Up: The U23 crew - 28:10 Stock Down: Sabalenka/Pegula/Svitolina - 32:25 Stock Up: Kostyuk/Potapova - 39:30 Stock Down: Osaka/Keys - 42:50 Stock Up: The next five years - 47:10 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.
- 6 days ago1h 1m
2026 US Open Championship Weekend Recap
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Championship Weekend at the 2026 US Open. He breaks down the relentless aggression that carried Elena Rybakina to a first US Open title. He also offers his thoughts on the pivotal second set tiebreak that allowed Zverev to separate from Shelton, where things stand in the Race to the Tour Finals, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes Rybakina knocks off Sabalenka - 7:40 Quick look at the WTA Race - 28:35 Zverev takes out Shelton - 35:20 Quick look at the ATP Race - 56:40 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.
- 1 weeks ago31 min
2026 US Open Day 12 Recap
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 12 of the 2026 US Open. He breaks down a dominant serving performance from Aryna Sabalenka. He also recap Rybakina's victory over Gauff, offers his first thoughts on the Women's Final + Final thoughts on Friday's Men's Singles Semifinals, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes Sabalenka/Pegula - 3:30 Rybakina/Gauff - 13:00 Women's Final Preview - 19:05 Final Men's SF thoughts - 23:55 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.
- 1 weeks ago53 min
2026 US Open Day 11 Recap
Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 9 of the 2026 US Open. He breaks down exceptional performances from Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Blockx. He also power ranks all eight Singles Quarterfinal battles, names his top contenders entering the homestretch, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes The Race for WTA #1 - 2:20 Rybakina/Qinwen - 15:00 Gauff/Andreeva - 25:15 Khachanov/Blockx - 36:00 Zverev/BVDZ - 41:35 SF Power Rankings - 44:35 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.
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