The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

WTA Tour Finals Preview ft. David Kane

Tue, 28 Oct 2025

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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Episode Bookmarks:

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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Some things to cover (ATP edition)

Mon, 27 Oct 2025

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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Episode Bookmarks:

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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Some things to cover (WTA edition)

Fri, 24 Oct 2025

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

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Real life magic

Mon, 13 Oct 2025

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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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Shanghai - 2:36

WTA Wuhan - 32:22

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 44:31

ATP Challengers - 47:11

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A little bit of everything

Fri, 10 Oct 2025

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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Episode Bookmarks:

ATP Shanghai - 6:42

WTA Wuhan - 21:45

WTA 125Ks + ITF Events - 36:11

ATP Challengers - 38:24

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