The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast]

The Mini-Break - Leaves us with questions (ATP Edition)

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

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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Episode Bookmarks:

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

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Terence Atmane

Jake Fearnley

Hamad Medjedovic

Raphael Collignon

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Leaves us with questions (WTA Edition)

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

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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Evaluating 2025's "Make or Break" All-Stars (ATP Edition)

Fri, 05 Dec 2025

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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Evaluating 2025's "Make or Break" All-Stars (WTA Edition)

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

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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Episode Bookmarks:

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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A Hypothetical NextGenWTA FInals

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

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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Episode Bookmarks:

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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