Miami Open Day 6 Recap

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his ATP Top 10 rankings after the first three months of the 2026 season. He breaks down the Top 10 into tiers of contenders, shares his expectations for each player heading into the clay court season, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes Reflecting on the first three months - 5:50 Tier 1 - 17:35 Carlos Alcaraz Jannik Sinner Tier 2 - 26:25 3. Novak Djokovic 4. Alex Zverev Tier 3 + Honorable Mention - 35:00 5. Daniil Medvedev 6. Alex De Minaur 7. Felix Auger Aliassime 8. Arthur Fils 9. Lorenzo Musetti 10. The Best American or Jack Draper ATP Houston - 1:00:20 ATP Marrakech - 1:02:45 ATP Bucharest - 1:04:20 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin offers his WTA Top 10 rankings after the first three months of the 2026 season. He breaks down the Top 10 into tiers of contenders, shares his expectations for each player heading into the clay court season, plus SO much more!! Episode Notes Reflecting on 2026's first-third - 7:30 Tier 1 - 20:40 Aryna Sabalenka - 21:26 Elena Rybakina - 26:30 Tier 2 - 35:15 3. Jessica Pegula - 39:20 4. Iga Swiatek - 43:50 5. Coco Gauff - 49:35 Tier 3 + Honarble - 54:05 6. Victoria Mboko - 59:35 7. Elina Svitolina - 1:06:45 8. Amanda Anisimova - 1:03:25 9. Karolina Muchova - 1:10:05 10. Mirra Andreeva - 1:12:55 WTA Charleston - 1:16:50 WTA Bogota - 1:19:30 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.

Junior Tennis Champions Center CEO Martin Blackman joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss how players within the JTCC development program continue to benefit from the Laurel Springs School. He also shares his thoughts on the various ways a tennis program can best ingrain itself within a community, and why returning to the JTCC was the right opportunity for him. Laurel Springs Partnerships Specialist Jack Dempsey then joins the two to breakdown how the JTCC has become a model for success in student-athlete development. You can watch the full episode on YouTube by clicking here. 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the front-half of Championship Weekend at the Miami Open. He offers his thoughts on a Sabalenka Sunshine Swing sweep, breaks down two dominant serving performances from Lehecka and Sinner, previews Sunday's Men's Singles Final, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks Sabalenka sweeps the Sunshine Double - 5:30 Lehecka brings his best - 22:00 Sinner keeps on rollin' - 28:50 Men's Singles Final Preview - 35:55 _____ 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps Thursday's Miami Open action. He offers some context to the remarkable 2.5 year run of Aryna Sabalenka, breaks down dominant performances from Gauff, Sinner, and Zverev, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks Sabalenka reaches ANOTHER final - 4:00 Gauff dominates - 17:45 Men's SFs now set - 26:02 _____ 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin recaps the first six Quarterfinal matches at the Miami Open. He offers his thoughts on which Women's Semifinalist has impressed most in Miami. He then looks at a resurgent Arthur Fils, shares his take on the steady success of Jiri Lehecka, previews the upcoming Championship Weekend action, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks Which Women's SFist has impressed the most - 2:30 Arthur Fils is BACK - 32:00 A Jiri Lehecka conversation - 37:50 Men's QF Pt 2 Preview - 46:30 _____ 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his observations from Day 7 of the Miami Open. He offers his thoughts on another Mboko victory over Andreeva, a fantastic day for the Americans, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks Mboko knocks off Andreeva again - 3:30 Atmane + Cerundolo pull off upsets - 21:00 Gauff takes another step + other women's thoughts - 31:10 Tiafoe knocks out Mensik - 39:35 Men's R4 Preview - 43:20 Women's QF Preview - 46:15 _____ 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his observations from Day 6 of the Miami Open. He offers his thoughts on Korda's upset victory over Alcaraz, Jessica Pegula's case for the #3 position, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks Korda knocks off Alcaraz - 2:00 Gibson + Baptiste keep rolling - 17:20 Is Pegula the current #3 - 22:30 Landaluce does it again - 26:10 Other Miami Women's takeaways - 29:55 Other Miami Men's takeaways - 35:50 _____ 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his observations from Day 5 of the Miami Open. He offers his thoughts on the plethora of early round Men's upsets, breaks down an "as expected" day for the women, previews Day 6, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks Men's Upsets - 5:40 Other Miami Men's takeaways - 23:55 The "As expected" Women - 30:30 Women's Upsets - 34:15 Day 6 Preview - 38:50 _____ 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.

Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin shares his observations from the first four days of play at the Miami Open. He offers his thoughts on another stunning Swiatek loss, breaks down a rare HOT start for teenagers in the Men's Draw, plus SO much more!! Don’t forget to give a 5 star review on your favorite podcast app! In addition, add your twitter/instagram handle to the review for a chance to win some FREE CR gear!! Episode Bookmarks Swiatek upset by Linette - 7:50 Eala + Gauff + Andreeva survive - 17:30 Other Miami Women's takeaways - 25:35 Quinn stays hot - 29:30 Teenagers have a moment - 36:05 Other Miami Men's takeaways - 38:00 _____ 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.