The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin previews another busy Championship Weekend in the Pro Tennis World. He offers updates on the Tour-Level action in Seoul, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and Hua Hin, plus so much more!!
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Episode Bookmarks:
Does five American Men finishing inside the Top 20 do anything for the sport? - 9:12
Is “Alcaraz vs. Sinner” turning into a real debate?! - 16:40
Has the slam window for the original #NextGenATP Crew closed? - 23:55
Do things like Davis Cup + the Tour/NextGen Finals matter?! - 33:09
Who’s the 3rd Best ATP Prospect after Alcaraz and Sinner?! - 39:20
How much Djokovic/Nadal do we see moving forward?! - 44:15
Merger, PTPA, Saudis, etc - 51:51

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Author of Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice and No Challenges Remaining Host Ben Rothenberg joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to name their biggest Post-US Open storylines for the 2024 ATP homestretch. The guys talk Alcaraz vs. Sinner, the future of the original #NextGenATP Crew, Djokovic/Nadal moving forward, and so much more!!
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Episode Bookmarks:
Does five American Men finishing inside the Top 20 do anything for the sport? - 9:12
Is “Alcaraz vs. Sinner” turning into a real debate?! - 16:40
Has the slam window for the original #NextGenATP Crew closed? - 23:55
Do things like Davis Cup + the Tour/NextGen Finals matter?! - 33:09
Who’s the 3rd Best ATP Prospect after Alcaraz and Sinner?! - 39:20
How much Djokovic/Nadal do we see moving forward?! - 44:15
Merger, PTPA, Saudis, etc - 51:51

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8 + previews the week ahead in the pro tennis world. He recaps the biggest winners from last weekend’s Davis Cup action, names his biggest storylines of the week, plus so much more!!
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Episode Bookmarks:
Davis Cup thoughts - 4:40
WTA Seoul - 20:45
WTA Hua Hin - 24:31
ATP Hangzhou - 26:38
ATP Chengdu - 28:30
Columbus CH - 30:15
Laver Cup - 32:19

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his most important takeaways from the last week in the pro tennis world. He breaks down WTA Title runs for Frech and Kartal, looks at the meteoric rises of Tien and Fearnley, plus so much more!!
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Episode Bookmarks:
WTA Guadalajara - 5:10
WTA Monastir - 13:27
Las Vegas Challenger - 19:38
Rennes Challenger - 26:20

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his thoughts on this week’s action across the Professional Tennis World. He shares his thoughts on the draws in Guadalajara, Monastir, Las Vegas, and so much more!!
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Episode Bookmarks:
Contextualizing this 2-year Sabalenka run (Women’s SIngles Final) - 5:38
Top 5 Women’s Players of the 2020s - 21:26
 Why does the Sinner vs. Alcaraz Debate feel so one-sided - 28:18
Has the window closed for original #NextGenATP Crew - 46:25
Better US Open for Americans: 2023 or 2024 - 57:52
Biggest Winners of the 2024 Slam Season who didn’t actually win a major - 1:02:14
Biggest Disappointments of the 2024 Slam Season - 1:06:55
Top 3 “Needs a big Post-US Open Stretch” - 1:11:47

Tennis Channel Podcast Network
Visit https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/podcasts/ to stay current on the latest tennis news and trends and enjoy in-depth analysis and dynamic debates.

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