

Monday Match Analysis
Gill Gross, Bleav
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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Sep 6, 2024 • 55min
Sinner vs. Medvedev Analysis, 2nd Week Notebook Dump, Final Weekend Preview | US Open 2024
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is back from the 2024 US Open with plenty to discuss. He'll analyze quarterfinal matches such as Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek vs. Jessica Pegula, Taylor Fritz vs. Alexander Zverev, Frances Tiafoe vs. Grigor Dimitrov and Aryna Sabalenka vs. Qinwen Zheng. Then, he'll preview the men's semifinals, recap the women's semifinals and pick Saturday's final.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Sinner d. Medvedev
11:45 Pegula d. Swiatek
22:10 Fritz d. Zverev
28:28 Tiafoe d. Dimitrov
33:30 Sabalenka d. Zheng
36:52 Men’s SF Preview
47:15 Women’s SFs Recap
54:05 Women’s Final Pick
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Sep 1, 2024 • 46min
Djokovic Falls to Popyrin, 3rd Round Notebook Dump | US Open 2024
On a special edition of Monday Match Analysis from New York, Gill Gross does his 3rd round notebook dump, beginning with Novak Djokovic's elimination at the hands of Alexei Popyrin, Frances Tiafoe's revenge win over Ben Shelton, a popcorn matchup between Brandon Nakashima and Lorenzo Musetti, Tommy Paul's win over the young Gabriel Diallo, Alex De Minaur outlasting Dan Evans and Beatriz Haddad Maia's controversial victory against Anna Kalinskaya. We'll end with some draw notes.
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Aug 30, 2024 • 49min
Alcaraz Stunned by Botic & Notebook Dump From Opening Rounds | US Open 2024
On a special edition of Monday Match Analysis from New York, Gill Gross opens with reaction from the stunning upset of Carlos Alcaraz by Botic van de Zandschulp in last night's second round. Then in a notebook dump of sorts, we cover Daniil Medvedev's serve, Taylor Fritz's win over Matteo Berrettini, Alex De Minaur's health, US Open policy, Emma Raducanu's scheduling, Danielle Collins retirement, the chaotic mental games of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune who both exited early, and Lorenzo Mustti's hard court game.
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Aug 26, 2024 • 55min
US Open 1st Round Mailbag | Monday Match Analysis
Getting the 2024 US Open kicked off with a pre-tournament Mailbag. Gill Gross answers your comments, including: injury and mental concerns for Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Jannik Sinner, fan movement in tennis, the Borolotti Clostebol case, Alex Michelesen's near default, US Open attendee tips and more!
0:00 Intro
2:41: Contender Issues
9:00 Marketing Djokovic
12:20 Fan Movement
17:50 Gameplanning Alcaraz & Djokovic
20:55 Bortolotti Case
24:55 Active top-10
29:20 Djokovic Motivation
32:35 Michelsen No Default
35:43 Staying Objective
38:11 US Open Routine
41:28 US Open Tips
45:33 1 Serve Rule
46:40 ATP American Rundown
49:01 Sinner Case Journalism
52:50 Ruud on HC
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Aug 25, 2024 • 47min
US Open 2024 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2024 US Open men's singles draw with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Alexander Zverev are the top seeds.
00:00 Intro
02:40 Sinner Quarter
13:20 Alcaraz Quarter
22:08 Zverev Quarter
32:15 Djokovic Quarter
38:40 Final Weekend
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Aug 22, 2024 • 53min
US Open Power Rankings 2024 | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross and Alex Gruskin share their 2024 US Open men's singles title contender power rankings.
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Aug 20, 2024 • 33min
Sinner Out-Battles Tiafoe to Win Cincinnati & FAA Match Point Controversy | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dives into Jannik Sinner's Cincinnati Final win over Frances Tiafoe to secure his 5th title of the year. We'll also take on the controversial matchpoint that went against Felix Auger-Aliassime against Jack Draper in the 3rd Round.
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Aug 13, 2024 • 45min
Popyrin Pops Off in Canada & Cincinnati PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross talks Alexei Popyrin's surprise Masters 1000 title run at the National Bank Open in Montreal, Canada and how he defeated Andrey Rublev. Then, we'll go to the Cincinnati quarter-by-quarter preview with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Novak Djokovic is absent, but Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev make up a formidable group of top seeds.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Popyrin-Rublev Analysis
16:17 Popyrin Future
18:50 Cincinnati Intro
20:17 Sinner Quarter
26:22 Zverev Quarter
31:45 Dimitrov Quarter
36:59 Alcaraz Quarter
42:30 Final Weekend
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Aug 11, 2024 • 57min
Stefanos Tsitsipas Makes Coaching Change... Career Turning Point? | Mailbag
On the Mailbag, Gill Gross quickly sounds off on Montreal results and then answers your comments, including: can Stefanos Tsitsipas splitting with his father Apostolos as head coach improve the trajectory of his career, did Carlos Alcaraz make a return position tactical error against Novak Djokovic in Paris, is Djokovic now at risk of losing motivation, how important are the Olympics, are grounds passes better than stadium seats, how has Sebastian Korda improved and discussing Kei Nishikori's talent.
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Aug 6, 2024 • 55min
Djokovic Wins GOLD Over Alcaraz at Paris Olympics, Montreal Preview | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Novak Djokovic’s monumental triumph at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning his coveted prize for Serbia by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the gold medal match. We’ll talk about why this was as rewarding and impressive as any win in Djokovic’s career and what was different from the Wimbledon final. Then we’ll break down the key points of the match such as the 8 break point saves in the first set and the tiebreaks. We’ll assess Alcaraz’s overall performance in the match. Finally, we’ll shift to an abbreviated Montreal Canada Masters 1000 Preview.
00:00 Intro
09:25 Wimbledon Shift
12:50 The 8 Breakpoints
27:55 1st Set TB
31:15 2nd Set TB
36:30 Djokovic Overview
40:45 Alcaraz's Performance
46:33 Conclusion
49:10 Canada Preview
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