Oct. 7, 2026

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Cracked Racquets Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin breaks down Wednesday's WTA action from Beijing. He offers his thoughts on a dominant display from Swiatek, shares his takeaways from a puzzling performance from Gauff, and previews Thursday's QF action. He also previews this weeks ATP 1000 in Shanghai, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

WTA Beijing - 5:10

ATP Shanghai Preview - 26:25

WTA 125Ks + ATP Challengers - 43:50

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