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   Number 1: 2026 US Open Day 4 Recap

   Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Day 4 of the 2026 US Open. He breaks down the stunning upset of Rafa Jodar. He also previews a LOADED R3 in the Women's Singles Draw, names his top performers from Wednesday's action, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes Storyline #1: Jodar blitzed - 2:25 Storyline #2: Will be a LOADED Women's R3 - 14:45 Upsets - 24:45 Other Men's Results - 32:00 The Americans - 37:10 Players w/College Ties - 38:55 Day 5's Best Matches - 39:50 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.

   September 03, 2026·44min
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   Number 2: 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.

   September 16, 2026·1h 20min
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   Number 3: 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.

   September 15, 2026·53min
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   Number 4: 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.

   September 15, 2026·46min
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   Number 5: 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.

   September 14, 2026·52min
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