Monday Match Analysis

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross examines the 2025 Monte Carlo men's singles draw quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud are the top seeds. IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On this episode of Three— The Tennis Show, Joel, Gill and Amy break down the closely contested Miami Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Jakub Mensik. They also assess Mensik’s technical and tactical game and examine whether Carlos Alcaraz has a problem heading into clay season. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Djokovic’s Form 17:40 Mensik Magic 34:38 Alcaraz Patch IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross reacts to Jakub Mensik's 7-6 7-6 win over Novak Djokovic in the 2025 Miami Open. A first title for the 19-year old in spectacular fashion, and a disappointment for Djokovic on the hunt for his 100th career title. We'll talk storylines, how the tiebreaks played out, why Mensik has shown early tiebreak mastery, break down the battle between the Mensik serve and the Djokovic return, how Mensik turned his forehand weakness into a strength and what we learned about 2025 Djokovic via this Miami run to the final. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Check them out and get 10% off HERE: https://geausport.com/discount/Gill10 0:00 Intro 5:35 Tiebreaks 13:10 Mensik Serving 19:37 Baseline Dynamics 23:20 Mensik Weaknesses 30:38 Djokovic Big Picture IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Top-American Taylor Fritz battled 19-year old Jakub Mensik in the 2025 Miami Open semifinals. The Czech was seeking his 1st career Masters 1000 final. Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov met for a 14th time in the 2025 Miami Open semifinal. Djokovic playing the tournament for the first time since 2019 and Dimitrov defending points from last year's final. Gill Gross breaks down both matches. IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments about the struggles of Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, the transition from Indian Wells to Miami, the ATP's solution to tennis ball uniformity, the big picture of Jack Draper's career and more. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/ 0:00 Intro 2:50 Alcaraz Loss 11:30 Sinner Absence 14:05 Medvedev Issues 23:17 IW Miami Transition 26:33 Alcaraz Solutions 33:15 Tour Ball Solution 36:03 Cahill Theory 39:00 Draper Big Picture 42:06 Andreeva X Conchita 45:00 Ideal Serve IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

A major class action lawsuit filed by the Professional Players Association shakes the foundations of tennis. It uncovers claims of exploitation and unsafe conditions for players. The podcast dives into the implications of monopolistic practices within sports organizations. It also sheds light on the struggles lower-ranked players face compared to their higher-ranked counterparts. Moreover, the tension between mandatory tournaments and player autonomy is explored, raising questions about fair practices and the future of tennis.

Get ready for the Miami Open 2025 with exciting predictions and insights! The hosts dive into the quagmire of Alexander Zverev's recent struggles and explore the championship potential of Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz. Upset alerts and dark horses create suspense as they break down potential matchups. With environmental factors also in play, this episode highlights key players to watch while teasing bold predictions for the final weekend. Tension is high as they share all their hot takes on this thrilling tournament!

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross interviews Joao Fonseca hours after he won his 3rd title of the season at the Phoenix Challenger 175. Then, we'll get into Jack Draper's emphatic win over Holger Rune to capture his first career Masters 1000 title at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. We'll discuss Draper's tactics and forehand development in particular. We'll break down the final in Phoenix, where Fonseca outdueled Alexander Bublik in a couple tiebreaks and then end on a Phoenix Challenger notebook dump featuring Kei Nishikori, Flavio Cobolli, Rinky Hijikata and Brendon Holt. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:15 Fonseca Interview 14:15 Draper d. Rune 33:00 Semifinals 38:40 Phoenix Final 48:30 PHX Notebook Dump IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross runs through storylines and matches from week 1 at Indian Wells 2025. We'll start with a follow up on conditions since the organizers changed the court. Following that, we'll discuss Novak Djokovic's upset defeat to Botic Van De Zandschulp and Alexander Zverev's rough day against Tallon Griekspoor. But were those upsets more surprising/disappointing than Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime? We'll end on Nick Kyrgios's opening round retirement due to wrist pain and the social media trend of showing large doubles crowds on the ground before diving into "Tales From The Booth." On Tales, we get to Yosuke Watanuki, Learner Tien, Arthur Fils, Garbiel Diallo, Ben Shelton, Gael Monfils and Sebastien Korda, plus Jack Draper vs. Joao Fonseca. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/ 0:00 Intro 2:00 Conditions 8:00 Djokovic Upset 18:00 Griekspoor d. Zverev 21:50 Other Upsets 26:35 Predictions Update 29:00 Kyrgios Wrist 31:00 Doubles Crowds 33:50 TFTB Bublik-Watanuki 36:37 Navone-Tien 39:50 Fils-Diallo 42:25 Machac-Watanuki 46:35 Draper-Fonseca 49:30 Shelton-Navone 52:50 Monfils-Korda IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On a bonus Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by Tom Corrie Lead Analyst at TennisViz to discuss the data behind Joao Fonseca's big forehand, Denis Shapovalov's resurgence, Daniil Medvedev's physicality, Carlos Alcaraz technique changes to serve and backhand, Stefanos Tsitsipas's big Dubai with new racket, why Felix Auger-Aliassime is the current tour wins leader and lastly, what makes Tomas Machac special? 00:00 Intro 2:05 Fonseca Forehand 8:38 Shapo Resurgence 13:10 Medvedev Physicality 19:23 Alcaraz Changes 23:27 Tsitsipas Backhand 29:35 Auger-Aliassime 2025 33:48 Machac Rise IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe