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New @crackedracquets.bsky.social: My WTA + ATP Top 10 Rankings heading into the Sunshine Swing
Quite the fun exercise to undergo. Available wherever you listen to The Mini-Break Podcast!!
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Was asked by our @crackedracquets.bsky.social intern @owenalderman.bsky.social how this Keys run compares to Nalbandian's 2007 Madrid Title
Probably not quite THAT, but it's definitely in the conversation/a modern day equivalent
MB ft. @algruskin.bsky.social AO Day 11 Recap
-Keys owns January
-Can anyone slowdown Swiatek?
-Sinner’s world
-Ben Shelton, PHD in HC Majors
-QFs & previewing Final Four
📺: www.youtube.com/live/1rnKXUf...
#AusOpen
Fun Fact: Following their impending #AusOpen SF meeting, Ben Shelton will have faced Jannik Sinner more than any other opponent in his career to date
Given each guy's particular prowess on hard courts, feels like they could run up quite the healthy match count this next decade
First time since the 2015 US Open (!!!!) that the Top Two Seeds in both the Women's and Men's Singles Draws have all advanced to the Semifinals at the same Major
Kind of crazy right?!
TEXAS TENNIS SHOWDOWN!
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tonight at 7pm ET / 6pm CT for our CrossCourt Cast coverage live from the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center in Waco:
#2 TCU at Baylor
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Seeds eliminated in #AusOpen2025 R4
Women's: Rybakina (6), Kasatkina (9), Andreeva (14), Vekic (18)
Men's: Rune (13), Humbert (14), Draper (15), Lehecka (24)
FWIW: Only one unseeded player (Sonego) reached the QFs in either draw. First man to do it since Shelton (US Open 2023)
Men with college ties advancing to #AusOpen2025 the QFs
Shelton (21)
Guaranteed a winning record for the tournament with Shelton's victory. 20 total main draw victories ain't too shabby a sum either. A job well done
American Men go 2-2 overall in #AusOpen2025 R4 (1-0 in 2024)
Advancing to QFs: Paul (12), Shelton (21)
- 3rd straight GS to feature multiple 🇺🇸 Men in the QFs
- Paul guaranteed to make Top 10 debut
- Shelton's reached QFs or further at 3 of the last 5 hard court slams
Grade: A
A look at @tennisabstract.bsky.social's forecast for the #AusOpen2025 Men's Singles 🏆 entering the QFs
1. Sinner 73.6%
2. Djokovic 13.5%
3. Alcaraz 6.3%
4. Zverev 5.1%
5. Shelton 0.6%
6. De Minaur 0.5%
7. Paul 0.4%
8. Sonego 0.0%
Forecast has stayed consistent. Underselling the field imo
Right back at you my friend!!
And just to reiterate a fact; Alex Gruskin is the hardest working man in tennis.
Literally everywhere helping grow the sport, especially at the NCAA and ATP Challenger level.
A highly recommended follow if you haven't already.
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Just to reiterate the stat: Madison Keys is now a RIDICULOUS 29-4 overall (!!!!) in the month of January since the start of 2022
Has picked up two Adelaide titles, a United Cup title, and made two AO QFs (or better) appearances as well
Talk about mastering the offseason
American Women go 3-0 overall in #AusOpen2025 R4 (went 1-1 in 2024)
Advancing to the QFs: Gauff (3), Navarro (8), Keys (19)
Headlines
- Keys now a whopping 29-4 (!!) overall in her last 3 Januarys
- Navarro into her 3rd straight QF at a major
- 8th GS QF for Gauff
- Grade: A
Women with college ties advancing to #AusOpen2025 QFs
Emma Navarro (8)
3rd straight major QF for the former @UVAWomensTennis All-American. Matches the career total of fellow 'Hoo Danielle Collins at just 23 years-old. Not too shabby
A look at @tennisabstract.bsky.social's forecast for the #AusOpen2025 Women's Singles 🏆 entering the QFs
1. Sabalenka 32.9%
2. Swiatek 32.8%
3. Gauff 22.2%
4. Keys 4.3%
5. Badosa 3.0%
6. Svitolina 2.1%
7. Navarro 1.8%
8. Pavlyuchenkova 0.8%
Feels pretty dang spot on to me
Comparisons to Serena, Evert, Seles, and Sanchez Vicario all in the last 48 hours
Not saying it's a clear cut "Golden Era" on the WTA Tour yet...but certainly feels like we're knocking on the door of something special
Seeds eliminated in #AusOpen2025 R3
Women's: Paolini (4), Pegula (7), Collins (10), Shnaider (12), Haddad Maia (15), Kostyuk (17), Frech (23), Putintseva (24), Fernandez (30), Yastremska (32)
Men's: Fritz (4), Musetti (16), Khachanov (19), Fils (20), Machac (26), Cerundolo (31)
Men with college ties advancing to #AusOpen2025 R4
Shelton (21)
Tien
19-17 overall entering Week 2. Will have to hit the archives to find out the last time this group put up that many total victories at a major. Heckuva start to 2025
American Men go 4-2 overall in #AusOpen2025 R3 (1-4 in 2024)
Advancing to R4: Paul (12), Shelton (21), Michelsen, Tien
Headlines
- Shelton/Michelsen/Tien doing "1990s" things (always good for🇺🇸tennis)
- Michelsen now 4-1 vs. Top 20 since US Open
- Tough Fritz loss
Overall: A-
Via @tennisabstract.bsky.social forecast: Top 10 Contenders for the #AusOpen2025 Men's Singles 🏆 entering R4
1. Sinner 70.0% ⬆️
2. Djokovic 15.5%⬆️
3. Alcaraz 6.0%⬇️
4. Zverev 4.8%⬇️
5. Monfils 0.9%⬆️
6. Paul 0.6%➡️
7. Draper 0.5%⬇️
7. De Minaur 0.5%⬆️
9. Rune 0.4%⬆️
9. Shelton 0.4%⬆️
American Women go 3-2 overall in #AusOpen2025 R3 (went 2-3 in 2024)
Advancing to R4: Gauff (3), Navarro (8), Keys (19)
Headlines
- 6th straight Slam R4/9 out of the last 10 for Gauff
- Navarro into her 4th straight R4 at a major
- Tough Pegula loss
- Overall: B/B+?!
Women with college ties advancing to #AusOpen2025 R4
Emma Navarro (8)
4th consecutive major + 5th time in the last 6 with an R4 appearance for at least one player with college ties in women's singles. 4th straight R4 appearance for Navarro as well
Via @tennisabstract.bsky.social forecast: Top 10 Contenders for the #AusOpen2025 Women's Singles 🏆 entering R4
1. Swiatek 30.1%⬆️
2. Sabalenka 28.2%⬇️
3. Gauff 21.9%⬆️
4. Rybakina 6.2%⬇️
5. Badosa 3.6%⬆️
6. Keys 2.4%⬆️
7. Andreeva 1.6%➡️
7. Svitolina 1.6%⬆️
9. Navarro 1.3%⬆️
10. Kasatkina 1.0%⬆️
Nice to see Clara Tauson finding her top form again to start the 2025 season
Picked up the Hobart Title in Week #1 + knocked off Noskova (29) in an impressive R1 victory. Currently up a set and break on Maria in #AusOpen2025 R2 too
22 year-old again looking elite when on script
Men with college ties advancing to #AusOpen2025 R2
Shelton (21)
Cerundolo (31)
Fearnley
Habib
Borges
Vukic
Giron
Boyer
Tien
Diallo
10-9 overall record ain't too shabby at all. Next wave of guys (Fearnley, Diallo, Basavareddy, Boyer) all continue to make progress as well
Women with college ties advancing to #AusOpen2025 R2
Navarro (8)
Collins (10)
Shnaider (12)
Tough draws for Stearns/Starodubtseva + Kessler coming off of WTA Title #2 last week. Top seeds also all did their jobs
American Men go 11-3 overall in #AusOpen2025 R1 (8-4 in 2024)
Advancing to R2: Fritz (4), Paul (12), Tiafoe (17), Shelton (21), Korda (22), Opelka, Michelsen, Tien, Kruger, Giron, Boyer
Headlines
- Seeds go 5-0
- Michelsen/Tien/Basavareddy impress
- No bad losses
Overall: A
Seeds eliminated in #AusOpen2025 R1
Women's: Ostapenko (16), Azarenka (21), Alexandrova (26), Noskova (29), Sakkari (31)
Men's: Rublev (9), Dimitrov (10), Tsitsipas (11), Tabilo (23), Popyrin (25), Baez (28), Mpetshi Perricard (30), Cobolli (32)
Felt like a relatively calm R1