Monday Match Analysis

On this week's Mailbag, Gill is joined by Coach Jonathan Stokke, a former Duke player and host of the Baseline Intelligence Podcast. We answer your comments including: is there a place for the one-handed backhand in the modern game, can a player who hits two forehands like Teodor Davidov have success in the pros, why are you losing matches even though you hit the ball better than your opponent, should players be taught to slide on hardcourt, what are the pros and cons of training with a ball machine, is Daniil Medvedev's technique as unorthodox as everyone says, where does a player get power from, how do elite pros still have weak parts of their game, should more players hit slice for their 2nd serve? 00:00 Intro 03:00 One-Handed BHs 8:30 Two Forehands 12:40 Winning Matches 19:55 Sliding on Hard 23:43 Ball Machine Training 29:07 Medvedev's Technique 35:08 The Source of Power 41:20 Elite Player Weaknesses 46:25 Slice 2nd Serves

On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dives into the championship Sunday action in Marseille, where Ugo Humbert beat Grigor Dimitrov, and Dallas, where Tommy Paul took out Marcos Giron. We’ll talk about what it means that Humbert is top-10 in ELO and how he bothered Dimitrov tactically. We’ll discuss Paul’s elite court coverage and how he’s trying to close the gap to the top-10. Finally, we’ll cover a surprising title run for Cordoba qualifier Luciano Darderi. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Humbert Marseille 18:00 Paul Dallas 29:33 Darderi Cordoba

On this week's Mailbag, Gill gets you caught up on his time off, including an experience at PGA Golf's Waste Management Open, before answering your comments: what to make of Holger Rune splitting with coaches Boris Becker and Sevrin Luthi, how tennis should handle Saudi Arabian involvement as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune agree to an exhibition in Riyadh, takeaways from Alexander Bublik's Montpellier title, explaining variance in hard court speed, Jessica Pegula's breakup with Coach David Witt, the ATP Reality Show, Andy Roddick's "served" podcast and much more.   00:00 Intro 00:58 Gill’s Vacation 05:40 Rune Coaching 20:17 Saudi Exhibition 37:48 Bublik Montpellier 42:33 Court Speed Explainer 43:50 Top 10 Hardcourt Prefs 45:37 Pegula Splits w Witt 47:50 Sinner Rest of Year 49:28 Talent Maximizing 54:00 ATP Reality Show 57:15 Roddick on Alcaraz 59:50 Cerundolo Struggles 1:00:44 Roddick Pod 1:02:58 Active Tennis Viewing

This is the post-Australian Open Mega Mailbag. Gill Gross answers your comments, including: What is the status of Carlos Alcaraz and his title draught, how do the elite backhands in the Australian Open semifinals stack up, is men’s tennis more consistent than women’s due to best-of-five, is Novak Djokovic’s loss to Jannik Sinner a sign of lack of motivation, is this current top-four ready to dominate, what can Sinner improve from here, is Daniil Medvedev the best one-slam player ever, how can tennis media get better and thoughts on Andy Roddick’s new podcast, an update on Three, my take on Patrick Mouratoglou’s Djokovic take, is Rafael Nadal’s stock up or down after January, revisiting my top-10 prediction, Alcaraz overreaction and expectations, plus much more!   00:00 Intro 01:53 Alcaraz Status 06:10 Elite Backhands 10:15 Men vs. Women Dominance 14:03 Djokovic Motivation 19:49 Tennis Outfits 20:30 Top 4 Dominance 22:20 Sinner Next Steps 25:48 Bopanna and Hsieh 28:02 More Comebacks 29:15 Best 1 Slam Player 31:41 Medvedev Style Change 36:11 Tennis Media 41:07 Three Podcast 42:31 Cazaux vs. Prizmic 45:28 Djokovic-Sinner H2H 46:39 WTA Consistency 48:57 Mouratoglou on Novak 55:01 Nadal Stock 58:25 Sinner Drive Volley 1:00:55 Sinner Surprises 1:04:47 Top-10 Prediction 1:08:14 Alcaraz Overreactions 1:13:20 Alcaraz Expectations 1:11:55 Hot Takes 1:16:44 Nadal Scheduling 1:18:15 Cam Norrie Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://thedrawtennis.beehiiv.com/

On this special edition of Monday Match Analysis, hall-of-famer Steve Flink joins Gill Gross to go over the 2024 Australian Open. Here on part two, we'll discuss semifinalists Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, quarterfinalist Carlos Alcaraz and more. Subscribe to our new newsletter, The Draw: https://thedrawtennis.beehiiv.com/ 00:00 Intro 00:10 Novak Djokovic 13:23 Alexander Zverev 23:00 Carlos Alcaraz 29:00 Rune & Dimitrov 37:00 Cam Norrie

On this special edition of Monday Match Analysis, hall-of-famer Steve Flink joins Gill Gross to go over the 2024 Australian Open final, plus where champion Jannik Sinner and runner-up Daniil Medvedev go from here. Subscribe to our new newsletter, The Draw: https://thedrawtennis.beehiiv.com/ 00:00 Intro 02:46 Men’s Final 14:30 Jannik Sinner 30:20 Daniil Medvedev

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Jannik Sinner's colossal comeback against Daniil Medvedev in the 2024 Australian Open final to win his 1st career major title. We'll talk about Sinner's development from a eye-catching prospect to one of the best in the world. We'll discuss Medvedev's radical tactics that propelled him to a two-set lead. We'll cover why Medvedev's tournament was a resounding success despite the loss. We'll analyze Sinner's turnaround, including groundstroke adjustments, serve savviness, returns in play and forehand dominance. Finally, we'll explore why Medvedev changed the style that was working for him early and how the 5th set went down in favor of Sinner.   00:00 Intro 00:40 Sinner's Development 04:55 Medvedev's Start 14:45 Medvedev Takeaways 20:05 Sinner's Turnaround 37:30 Medvedev's Mistake 41:30 5th set  

Gill Gross runs through the four results in the quarterfinal round at the 2024 Australian Open. Novak Djokovic beat Taylor Fritz in their highest quality match to date. Jannik Sinner kept his set streak alive with a sweep of Andrey Rublev. Daniil Medvedev pulled off another 5-set win over Hubert Hurkacz. And Alexander Zverev pulled off the upset over Carlos Alcaraz. 00:00 Intro 00:37 Djokovic d. Fritz 17:09 Sinner d. Rublev 33:38 Medvedev d. Hurkacz 54:40 Zverev d. Alcaraz Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down the four quarterfinal matchups set for the Australian Open 2024. In the top half, Novak Djokovic will play Taylor Fritz in a US Open rematch and Jannik Sinner will look to deny Andrey Rublev his first major semifinal. On the bottom, Daniil Medvedev will look to reverse his negative head-to-head against Hubert Hurkacz and Carlos Alcaraz seeks his first Aussie semifinal against Alexander Zverev. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Djokovic vs. Fritz 10:41 Sinner vs. Rublev 24:50 Medvedev vs. Hurkacz 32:47 Alcaraz vs. Zverev Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Correction: Sumit Nagal is 26 years old. On the traditional Monday Match Analysis early round Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments, including: is there still hope for Denis Shapovalov fans, what went down in the Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Dominic Thiem match, Alexander Zverev being elected to the Player Council, the Australian Open court speed this year, new rules that allow fans to move between every game, Novak Djokovic's new comments on Ben Shelton, the Nick Kyrgios & John McEnroe commentary booth, an update on upset alerts, Borna Coric, Jiri Lehecka and ranking the top-5 best young mental games. 00:00 Intro 05:50 FAA vs. Thiem 16:43 Zverev Players' Council 19:22 My Zverev Tweet 34:10 AO Court Speed 35:55 Fan Movement 37:30 Djokovic on Shelton 41:43 Kyrgios-McEnroe Booth 45:20 Upset Alert Updates 49:24 Borna Coric 52:26 Jiri Lehecka 54:22 Top-5 Mental Games Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support