The End of Djokovic X Ivanisevic, and Who’s Next? | Mailbag

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross unpacks Novak Djokovic’s split with Goran Ivanisevic, including the media coverage, the reasons for the breakup, who might be next and what value that person should bring to the 24-time major champion. We’ll answer your comments, including: how do we rank events in order of court speed, why Nuno Borges got robbed in Estoril, why Iga Swiatek can struggle against relentless power aggression, how Jannik Sinner will fare on clay, will Medvedev overcome his limitations, has Stefanos Tsitsipas’s forehand declined, what are the ideal surface speeds, can stats help explain errors, what to make of Dominic Thiem’s admission that his wrist still limits his power?

00:00 Intro
00:30 Djokovic x Ivanisevic
10:30 Novak’s Next Coach
18:09 Court Speed Tiers
22:33 Borges Robbery
28:50 Swiatek vs. Power
43:37 Sinner on Clay
38:40 Medvedev’s Limitations
45:08 Sinner vs. Alcaraz Movement
48:35 Tsitsipas Struggles
51:50 Ideal Surfaces
55:58 Explaining Errors
1:00:13 Thiem’s Quote

Things I forgot to say…

Regarding punishment for umpire mistakes; their performance is constantly being evaluated, so the punishment generally comes in the form of doing smaller matches.

Regarding Tsitsipas’s first serve percentage; I am still perplexed by his desire to experiment with the pinpoint footwork given the effectiveness of his serve relative to other areas of his game.

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