Monday Match Analysis

In a matchup that would determine Novak Djokovic's semifinals fate, Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune clashed in the final Round Robin match of the Green Group at the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On Tuesday at the ATP Finals in Turin, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, the two hottest players in the world, locked horns in the round robin stage and delivered an epic. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev faced off to open Red Group round robin play at the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Coming into the match tied 2-2 overall, Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune opened their ATP Finals round robin campaigns on Sunday in Turin. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews and predicts the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, where the top-8 will do battle on the quickest conditions on tour. The Green Group features Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner, while the Red Group has Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev. We’ll also cover Ugo Humbert’s title in Metz and Adrian Mannarino’s perfect ending in Sofia. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Humbert Metz 06:25 Mannarino Sofia 08:25 Turin Intro 16:40 Green Group 24:23 Red Group 31:09 Final Weekend Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this ATP Finals Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: how has Novak Djokovic's movement evolved in his career, what will happen when Jannik Sinner plays Djokovic on a hardcourt for the first time, who are the ATP stylistic equivalents for every WTA top-10 player, have Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev peaked, why might Carlos Alcaraz struggle on indoor hard court, has Djokovic's fitness improved, has the impact of on-court coaching been minimal, should TV broadcasts be using court-level cameras, is Sinner's physicality still a concern, can Iga Swiatek win a Wimbledon, why has Dominic Thiem's injury been harder to recover from than Zverev's, and is this the strongest ATP Finals field we've seen in a while. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Djokovic Movement 09:25 Sinner vs. Djokovic on Hard 12:08 WTA x ATP Comparisons 22:33 Zverev and Tsitsipas Peaked? 26:51 Alcaraz on Indoor Hard 28:28 Turin Serving 30:56: Alcaraz Longterm Health 33:00 Djokovic Fitness 36:58 Coaching Impact 40:57 Court-Level Camera 43:35 Sinner Physicality 45:20 Swiatek Wimbledon 48:55 Zverev vs. Thiem Recoveries 51:15 ATP Finals Field Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross reacts to Novak Djokovic's straight set win over Grigor Dimitrov in the Rolex Paris Masters final. We'll explain what was most impressive about Djokovic's title run and why Grigor Dimitrov has plenty to be proud of despite the loss. Then we'll look specifically at the final, pondering what went wrong for Dimitrov and taking a closer look at his mistakes. Finally, we'll break down Djokovic's slice and his depth, and why it's so important in this matchup. 00:00 Intro 00:53 Djokovic Takeaways 06:30 Dimitrov Takeaways 11:05 The Final 12:00 Dimitrov Struggles 16:23 Film: Service Breaks 23:39 Djokovic Slice 28:12 Djokovic Depth Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross runs through some Paris Masters results before answering your comments, including: does Carlos Alcaraz's post-US Open struggles resemble Rafael Nadal's, is Paris-Bercy at fault for the scheduling that led to Jannik Sinner's withdrawal, who are the best serve returners ever, evaluating Roman Saffiulin, what has gone wrong at the WTA Finals, how disappointing will it be if Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev never win a slam, are players allowed to skip the ATP Finals, is Andrey Rublev the 5th best player in the world, is Jannik Sinner an elite baseliner, unpacking the news of Zverev latest legal trouble due to a domestic violence charge and more. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Paris Takeaways 09:55 Alcaraz = Nadal Post-USO 15:28 Sinner Schedule Drama 19:47 Best Returners 27:26 Roman Saffiulin 34:30 WTA Finals 44:58 Slamless Tsitsipas & Zverev 49:49 Tennis Fandom 52:46 ATP Finals Skippage 53:50 Rublev 5th Best 55:45 Sinner Baselining 57:47 Zverev DV Penalty Order 1:13:33 Federer vs. Alcaraz Talent Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this edition of Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters, the final 1000 of the year on the indoor hardcourts of Bercy. There will be quarter-by-quarter dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are in action opposite each other for the first time since the US Open, while Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev come off their Vienna final in great form. There is also the Race to Turin- how will Hubert Hurkacz, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev fare? 00:00 Intro 03:14 Djokovic Quarter 09:17 Sinner Quarter 15:15 Medvedev Quarter 22:57 Alcaraz Quarter 29:40 Final Weekend Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Jannik Sinner's second straight win over Daniil Medvedev this month, this time in the final of Vienna. We'll cover Vienna's top player dominance, what made this Sinner-Medvedev match different than their clash in Beijing. We'll discuss Sinner's baseline patterns, his emphatic fitness statement and his serve improvements, plus where Medvedev had success in the match. Finally, we'll consider how Felix Auger-Aliassime's title run in Basel was both remarkable and unremarkable at this same time. 00:00 Intro 1:05 Vienna Theme 3:36 Sinner-Med H2H 8:20 Angles and Redirects 18:02 3rd set Fatigue 22:52 Sinner Serve 30:00 Medvedev Success 36:06 FAA Basel Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support