The Mini-Break [Tennis Podcast] · Bleav, Cracked Racquets
Miami Open QF Recap (pt. 1)
March 26, 2026·50 min·4 clips
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A Miami recap that turns Baptiste's straight-set loss into a sharper story about serve, forehand, and pressure.
Miami's quarterfinal between Baptiste and Sabalenka gets the right amount of attention here. The writeup stays close to the tennis, following the serve, forehand, and return patterns that kept Baptiste in the match even as the straight-set loss held up.
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You want a Miami quarterfinal recap that shows why the scoreboard did not tell the whole match story.
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