Monfils Makes History, Sinner’s Path to No. 1 & NCAA Money Crisis

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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5 SETTER: This Week in Racket Sports, where we bring you the top five headlines across tennis, padel, pickleball, and more. In this episode: 1. Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner fight for World No. 1 2. 2026 BJK CUP teen takeover 3. NCAA Rule Change puts College Tennis at a crossroads 4. Holger Rune’s return from injury is set 5. Gael Monfils brekas records at 2026 Monte Carlo Read this week’s bonus stories! Subscribe to the 5-Setter Newsletter: https://www.newsletter.servedpodcast.com/ Full episode with Holger Rune: https://youtu.be/6icSXhD5bO4 Full episode with Craig Tiley & Brian Vahaly: https://youtu.be/ox1n4zaasaQ Grab Some Served Merch: https://store.servedpodcast.com/ #TennisNews #ATP #WTA #Alcataz #CarlosAlcaraz #JannikSinner #GaelMonfils #2026MonteCarlo #GrandSlamMoney #NCAARuleChange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up Chuckers? Producer Mike here. This is your served five-setter, your weekly
0:10.2	roundup of all things racket sports, five stories in 10 minutes or less. But before we get
0:15.1	into it, please hit subscribe on YouTube. Give us a follow on your favorite podcast platform so you
0:19.4	can stay up to date on all things served.
0:22.1	We really appreciate the love and support. That said, today is April 10th, 2026, and here's what we've got for you.
0:28.6	Youth takes center stage at the BJK Cup, plus a proposed cash-in for college players. Rune's return is set in a Gaille
0:36.4	force win blew through the south of France.
0:39.2	But first, we are starting with a stat that tells you everything about the state of men's tennis
0:44.7	right now.
0:45.6	Heading into this week, Carlos Alcquarez and Yonix Center are dead tied at 66 career weeks
0:50.9	at world number one.
0:52.2	That's the 12th all time.
0:53.9	And this weekend in Monte Carlo
0:55.5	could decide who gets to 67. Here's why did this so tight. Alcarez is defending a thousand
1:01.8	points from winning Monte Carlo last year. Sinner zero points to defend. He missed the event
1:07.9	entirely in 2025 due to suspension. So every round that Sinner wins chips away at the gap, and every round that Alcarez drops
1:15.3	makes it worse.
1:17.3	As of taping, both men are through to the quarterfinals.
1:20.5	Ciner beat Thomas Mahatch 6166763 on Thursday, ending a ridiculous streak of 37 consecutive sets, one at a Masters
1:29.4	1000 event, the longest in the history of the format.
1:32.7	The simplest scenario for the Italian to recapture world number one, win the title.
1:37.5	And he is guaranteed to be back on top at world number one, regardless of what Alcara's
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