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The most in-depth tennis analysis on the internet. Draw previews, match breakdowns, breaking news, comment mailbags and more. Gill Gross is a broadcaster for Tennis Channel, US Open Radio, Cracked Racquets and UC San Diego. He graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support
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On tales from the booth, Gill Gross deep dives Novak Djokovic's comeback win against Lorenzo Musetti and covers the state of doubles, Carlos Alcaraz's excellent form, alcohol being banned at Roland Garros matches, Andrey Rublev's meltdown, the excellent match between Daniil Medvedev and Tomas Machac and Alexander Zverev's narrow escape against Tallon Griekspoor.
00:00 Intro
02:00 State Doubles
03:45 Draw Check
05:30 Rublev Loss
10:38 Djokovic def. Musetti
31:41 Alcohol Ban
40:13 Medvedev vs. Machac
44:42 Alcaraz Form
52:30 Zverev Escapes Griekspoor
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On Tales From The Booth, Gill Gross runs through 2nd round storylines and matches for Roland Garros 2024. The thrilling Iga Swiatek vs. Naomi Osaka match is rightly dominating the buzz. We'll also cover Novak Djokovic's performance through two rounds, Karen Khachanov's shocking upset by Jozef Kovalik, why Jannik Sinner's win over Richard Gasquet was worrisome for the Italian, how Holger Rune escaped a 5-0 deficit in a 5th set tiebreak against Flavio Cobolli, and finally Grigor Dimitrov's clean victory over Fabian Marozsan.
On Tales From The Booth, Gill Gross runs through 2nd round storylines and matches for Roland Garros 2024. The thrilling Iga Swiatek vs. Naomi Osaka match is rightly dominating the buzz. We'll also cover Novak Djokovic's performance through two rounds, Karen Khachanov's shocking upset by Jozef Kovalik, why Jannik Sinner's win over Richard Gasquet was worrisome for the Italian, how Holger Rune escaped a 5-0 deficit in a 5th set tiebreak against Flavio Cobolli, and finally Grigor Dimitrov's clean victory over Fabian Marozsan.
00:00 Intro
01:45 Swiatek vs. Osaka
19:15 Novak Djokovic
22:15 Khachanov Loss
23:00 Sinner Status
27:14 Rune Beats Cobolli
34:06 Grigor Dimitrov
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On the Mailbag, Gill Gross wraps up Round One of the French Open by answering your comments, including: thoughts on French 20-year old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, what does Nick Kyrgios's comeback mean for tennis, should Terence Atmane have been defaulted, how does Holger Rune's mental game compare with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, did Alcaraz play well against JJ Wolf, is Sinner similar to Novak Djokovic on clay, how does Sebastian Baez compare to Diego Schwartzman, is Matteo Berrettini likely to get back to the top-10, why is Jack Draper struggling, is Casper Ruud smart to play Geneva before RG, are there any concerns with Iga Swiatek ahead of her title defense and does young teenage success usually translate to future pro success?
00:00 Intro
04:40 Giovanni Mpetchi Perricard
11:53 Kyrgios Comeback
16:50 Atmane Incident
21:26 Rune Mental Game
26:48 Alcaraz Forehand/Injury
30:55 Djokovic vs. Sinner Clay
36:36 Baez - Schwarzman Comp
40:16 Berrettini Outlook
43:42 Draper Struggles
47:50 Ruud Geneva
52:28 Swiatek Concerns
57:50 Teenage Success
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Rafael Nadal battled 4-seed Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros 2024, in what could be his final time playing the major he won a record 14 times. Gill Gross breaks down the first round matchup that dropped everyone's jaws when the draw came out.
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On tales from the booth, Gill Gross talks about why he picked Jannik Sinner to win the French Open despite underwhelming past clay court results and the hip injury. Why he's adding Brandon Nakashima to the dark horse list after calling his first round win on TC Plus. Analyzing Andy Murray vs. Stan Wawrinka. Terence Atmane's temper doesn't cost him this time and Rome finalist Nicolas Jarry's upset defeat.
00:00 Intro
03:43 Sinner Contendership
22:40 Brandon Nakashima
30:30 Murray vs. Wawrinka
37:30 Atmane Incident
39:52 Jarry Upset
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by lead analyst at Tennis Viz Tom Corrie for Part 2 of the 2024 Roland Garros Preview. In this conversation, we'll look at cutting edge data to breakdown the top contenders in Paris, answering pressing questions such as: what is Jannik Sinner's biggest weakness, has Carlos Alcaraz's serve improved at all, what explains Grigor Dimitrov's resurgence, why is Stefanos Tsitsipas so much better on clay, what has Casper Ruud adjusted in his game to improve results, is Holger Rune playing with too much aggression, what is the state of Rafael Nadal's game, is Alexander Zverev's forehand performing how he wants and finally where has Novak Djokovic most declined in what has so far been a down season?
00:00 Intro
3:30 Jannik Sinner
10:42 Carlos Alcaraz
16:56 Grigor Dimitrov
23:05 Stefanos Tsitsipas
28:32 Casper Ruud
32:03 Holger Rune
36:54 Rafael Nadal
40:42 Alexander Zverev
43:55 Novak Djokovic
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2024 French Open men's singles draw with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups, quarterfinal and final weekend predictions. Novak Djokovic is the number one seed looking for his first title of the year. 2-seed Jannik Sinner has battled a hip injury but arrives with sparkling results in 2024. 3-seeded Carlos Alcaraz also brings injury concerns into the tournament. Fourth seed Alexander Zverev comes in off a triumph in Rome. The unpredictable lead-in to Roland Garros has many wondering if a first-time slam champion could emerge such as Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Andrey Rublev.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Overview
03:55 Djokovic Q
10:25 Zverev Q
18:08 Alcaraz Q
28:32 Sinner Q
34:23 Final Weekend
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It is being called the most wide open Roland Garros men's singles events in two decades, and it surely is. Enter, the power rankings! This system is meant to rank title contenders based on past performance only: I look at 2024 clay results, the season as a whole, past attempts on the Paris clay, best-of-five resume and more. These rankings are more objective than predictions: my personal opinion of what could happen in the future is left out of it, although I will share those opinions at the end. Once the draw comes out, strength of opponent and stylistic matchups will influence predictions, in addition to subjective observation; this is why there is often a discrepancy in Power Rankings and Predictions. This edition of the Power Rankings come with plenty of intrigue: where will Alexander Zverev land after winning Rome? What is to be made of a struggling Novak Djokovic or an injured duo of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner? How about Monte Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and back-to-back RG finalist Casper Ruud?
00:00 Intro
02:37 Honorable Mentions
05:33 Next Out
13:10 No. 10
15:00 No. 9
16:45 No. 8
19:08 No. 7
22:19 No. 6
25:18 No. 5
28:03 No. 4
32:00 No. 3
34:48 No. 2
37:35 No. 1
43:50 Conclusions
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross delves into the Rome final between Alexander Zverev and Nicolas Jarry. We'll talk about why the match wasn't as close as the scoreline, why it was a bad matchup for Jarry and how Zverev serves a higher 1st serve percentage than anyone else. We'll also evaluate Zverev's Roland Garros title chances and take stock of Jarry as a player.
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On the Mailbag, Gill Gross is joined by Jimmy Arias to discuss Danielle Collins' incredible surge, the ATP landscape shifting and Novak Djokovic's comments on motivation, before delving into viewer questions, including: is Rafael Nadal actually going to retire in 2024, should Roland Garros have given Dominic Thiem a wildcard, which Roland Garros title contender can take advantage of uncertainty within the top-4 (Tsitsipas? Zverev? Ruud?), is there too much Jack Draper hype, what is the future of technique, is there more complaining on tour these days, how can Taylor Fritz level up his game, Andy Murray has switched to a Yonex EZONE 100 and why might Alexander Zverev have such a poor record against Stefanos Tsitsipas? Jimmy Arias is a former world #5, the director of player development at the IMG Academy, and an analysts for Tennis Channel and other outlets.
00:00 Intro
02:26 Danielle Collins
16:37 ATP Generation Shift
21:16 Djokovic Motivation
25:33 Will Nadal Retire
30:19 Thiem Wildcard Snub
35:14 RG Title Contenders
41:54 Jack Draper Hype
46:06 Future of Technique
51:40 Complaining on Tour
52:25 Fritz-Rublev Comp
54:14 Murray to Yonex
56:08 Tsitsipas vs. Zverev H2H
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill breaks down blowout wins over Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal by Alejandro Tabilo and Hubert Hurkacz respectively, at the 2024 Rome Masters. We'll analyze both matches, plus address the water bottle incident and Roland Garros prospects. Lastly, we'll take a fresh look at the Rome draw with the Round of 16 stage ahead.
00:00 Intro
02:53 Water Bottle Incident
05:20 Djokovic Concern Meter
08:40 Tabilo Match Analysis
18:40 Nadal-Hurkacz Analysis
25:55 Nadal Shortcomings
34:15 Rome Draw Notes
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On the Mailbag, Gill Gross unpacks Dominic Thiem's legacy and why the reaction to his retirement should be celebration, not regret. Then, we get to your comments: is Thiem quitting too soon, would Thiem have returned to peak form if the wrist injury never happened, are the injuries on tour a result of a poor calendar, who would be the Roland Garros Frankenstein, thoughts on Diego Schwartzman and Camilla Giorgi retirement developments, should excessive grunting be outlawed, what explains the decline in Daniil Medvedev's serve, why were top players so inconsistent at Roland Garros in the late 90s early 2000s? At the end of this podcast, we review the Challengers Movie.
00:00 Intro
00:55 Thiem's Legacy
16:30 Thiem's Decision
19:05 Imagine No Wrist Injury
26:14 Calendar and Injuries
34:20 RG Frankenstein
37:40 Schwartzman & Giorgi Retirements
42:10 Excessive Grunting
48:16 Medvedev Serve Decline
54:36 Early 2000s Inconsistency
1:03:35 Challengers Review
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2024 Italian Open in Rome with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. 6-time champion Novak Djokovic is the top-seed, followed by defending champion Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, and Madrid champion Andrey Rublev.
00:00 Intro
03:20 Djokovic Q
9:00 Zverev Q
18:50 Rublev Q
26:10 Medvedev Q
36:27 Final Weekend
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Andrey Rublev's triumphant comeback win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 2024 Mutua Madrid Masters final. We'll talk about why Rublev called it the "most proud" title he's ever won. We'll discuss the key dynamic in the match: FAA's serve against Rublev's return. We'll cover the chances that Felix is primed to make another push towards the top-10. Lastly, we'll do the 2nd edition of the French Open Power Rankings which spoiler alert includes Rafael Nadal.
00:00 Intro
01:03 Proud Rublev
04:35 Felix Wins 1st
10:25 Rublev Returning
22:35 Felix Physical
25:45 Rublev's Baseline Edge
29:08 Felix Back?
32:20 Foot Faults
36:18 FO Power Rankings
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On the Mailbag, Gill Gross overviews Madrid men's singles storylines such as the avalanche of injuries, Rafael Nadal's best run since 2022, Jiri Lehecka's breakthrough and an Andrey Rublev vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime final. Then, he answers your comments, including: has Andrey Rublev peaked, how do players qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, how do I rank the top teenagers such as Joao Fonseca and Jakub Mensik, is play quality down in Madrid, how should Nadal increase his fitness, what are the new expectations for Casper Ruud, is Jannik Sinner ready to break through on clay and is Corentin Moutet entitled to coffee?
00:00 Intro
03:35 Madrid Overview
14:37 Rublev Peak
20:43 Olympic Qualification
25:55 Youngster Rankings
30:55 Showing Injuries
34:22 Madrid Play Quality
35:50 Rafa Fitness Plan
37:15 Ruud's Goals
44:50 Sinner Clay
46:25 Etcheverry Progress
48:43 Country Stereotypes
51:42 Moutet Denied Coffee
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37-year old Rafael Nadal drew 16-year old Darwin Blanch in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open ATP 1000. The top-seed is Jannik Sinner looking for his first big clay title, Carlos Alcaraz is the back-to-back defending champion opposite the draw, Daniil Medvedev and two-time Madrid champion Alexander Zverev round off the top seeds. Rafael Nadal opens against Darwin Blanch. Novak Djokovic withdrew from the event. Gill gives his quarter-by-quarter preview with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions.
00:00 Intro
03:21 Sinner's Quarter
08:45 Medvedev's Quarter
16:20 Zverev's Quarter
21:30 Alcaraz's Quarter
29:20 Final Weekend
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill covers Casper Ruud's breakthrough victory at the ATP 500 in Barcelona, where he reversed his previous result against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. We'll then move to Munich, where Jan-Lennard Struff beat Taylor Fritz for his first career title. Then, we'll take on Rafael Nadal's comeback effort in Barcelona, where he lost in the 2nd round to Alex De Minaur. Finally, Gill delivers the first intsallment of the 2024 French Open Power Rankings.
00:00 Intro
00:55 Ruud d. Tsitsipas
03:40 Ruud Aggression
12:10 Ruud Passing
16:13 Ruud Returning
18:26 Tsitsipas Performance
21:06 Struff d. Fritz Munich
27:30 Nadal in Barcelona
31:18 French Open Power Rankings
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On the Coach' Mailbag, Thread of Order author Hugh Clark joins Gill Gross to answer your questions about professional technique and various tennis topics. We'll start by discussing Stefanos Tsitsipas's one-handed backhand in response to the recent video by Intuitive Tennis claiming it's "not bad." Comments include: an argument that Casper Ruud's big match struggles are technical not mental, is it true peaking Carlos Alcaraz better than peaking Jannik Sinner while average Sinner is better than average Alcaraz, should coaches and players focus on strengths instead of fixing weaknesses, why do Americans serve bigger on average, what are the changes Alcaraz is making to his serve technique, what we would do if we were tasked with coaching Novak Djokovic, and much much more.
00:00 Intro
03:56 Tsitsipas Backhand
10:40 Ruud Mental vs. Skill
18:28 Peak Alcaraz & Sinner
21:45 Sinner Easy Power
24:30 Focusing on Strengths
30:25 American Serves
33:05 Alcaraz Serve Technique
37:10 Weird ATP Forehands
40:09 Stop Double Faulting
43:38 Footwork Importance
46:41 Coaching Djokovic
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Stefanos Tsitsipas’s commanding win over Casper Ruud in the 2024 Monte Carlo final. We’ll talk about how the event has shaped the narrative of Tsitsipas’s career, why Ruud should be upset with his performance, who’s forehand is better between the two, what to make of the Norwegian’s finals record and why, although it’s uncomfortable to acknowledge, a poor lines call possibly cost Jannik Sinner a spot in this championship match.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Tsitsipas Monte Carlo
04:22 2nd Serve Domination
13:10 8/8 Break Points
20:25 Tsitsipas Backhand
21:38 Forehand Comparison
24:18 Tsitsipas Patterns
26:16 Ruud Finals Record
30:45 Sinner Controversy
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