Monday Match Analysis

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

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments, including: is Boris Becker the right coach for Holger Rune, how would Carlos Alcaraz match up against Roger Federer, why did Jenson Brooksby get suspended for 18 months, how might Sinner fare at the ATP Finals, who will end up winning the Race to Turin and qualifying, one thing each of the top-10 should work on in the offseason, is Ben Shelton's recent form a sign of things to come, are Alcaraz's injuries concern, what to make of Saudi Arabia Masters 1000 rumors, and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:53 Becker X Rune 08:44 Federer vs. Alcaraz 12:22 Brooksby Suspension 19:25 2024 Slam Prediction 20:55 Sinner ATP Finals 23:45 Netcords 26:25 Race to Turin 30:00 Offseason Improvements 36:31 Ben Shelton Heater 42:28 1st Slam contenders 47:35 Alcaraz Health 50:07 Evaluating Tennis Talent 53:07 Saudi Arabia Masters 1000 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross goes through the three ATP events from last week. Ben Shelton won his first career title in the Tokyo 500 with a straight set win over Aslan Karatsev. Alexander Bublik returned to form with a terrific performance against young Frenchman Arthur Fils to win Antwerp. And Gael Monfils is back in the winner circle in Stockholm, despite looking down and out in his career just 6 months ago. 00:00 Intro 00:30 Ben Shelton Tokyo 13:10 Sascha Bublik Antwerp 28:24 Monfils Stockholm Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects the riveting match tiebreak that saw Hubert Hurkacz beat Andrey Rublev to win his second Masters 1000 title at Shanghai 2023. We'll go over Hurkacz's forehand performance, his serve dominance and his season as whole. We'll discuss where Rublev was slightly lacking. Finally, we'll cover some other Shanghai results such as Sebastian Korda's win over Daniil Medvedev, Ugo Humbert's takedown of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Fabian Marozan's big week. 00:00 Intro 1:00 3rd Set TB 11:04 Hurkacz FH 13:30 Hurkacz’s Season 18:52 Hurkacz Serve 23:22 Rublev Thoughts 30:05 Korda d. Medvedev 33:44 Humbert d. Tsitsipas 38:28 Fabian Marozan Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: breaking down Grigor Dimitrov's win over Carlos Alcaraz, why has Alcaraz gone without a title since Wimbledon, do I miss being a fan of tennis instead of an analyst, what should be done now that numerous players have complained about the tennis balls, has the Alcaraz fear factor gone away, who would win in a cage fight between Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios, how did Ben Shelton beat Jannik Sinner in Shanghai, things I learned about top-10 players this year, should Alcaraz be less focused on year-end number one, is Alcaraz putting too much in his schedule, why is Bryan Shelton's coaching more accepted than other fathers on tour such as Christian Ruud, Apostolos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev Sr., and finally thoughts on Novak Djokovic's response to Rafael Nadal's "frustrated" comments. 00:00 Intro 02:05 Dimitrov d. Alcaraz 13:50 Alcaraz Struggles 20:27 Analysts vs. Fan 24:00 Tennis Balls 29:13 Alcaraz Fear Factor 31:00 Medvedev vs. Kyrgios MMA 32:37 Shelton d. Sinner 36:47 Alcaraz Stock 40:45 Top-10 Takeaways 43:47 Alcaraz No. 1 Push 48:05 Alcaraz Scheduling 51:45 Bryan Shelton Coaching 56:52 Djokovic's Response to Rafa Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments as the Shanghai Masters begins, including: why hasn't Jannik Sinner made more inroads at majors, who are the most unorthodox tennis players, which Big 3 matches were the best, why did we stop talking about Peng Shuai, is Russia the best tennis men's tennis nation, why is Shanghai more predictable than Bercy, are Sinner and Novak Djokovic similar players, did Sinner figure out the key to reversing negative records against Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev, why has Caroline Garcia declined this year, and MORE. 00:00 Intro 00:35 Sinner at Majors 05:52 Unorthodox Hulk 12:58 Best Big-3 Matches 18:47 Peng Shuai Revisited 25:41 Russian Men's Tennis 32:40 Shanghai vs. Bercy 35:05 Sinner-Djokovic Similarities 38:18 Sinner Return & Tactics 44:57 1st serve vs. 2nd serve 46:50 AO 1st Sunday 49:17 Caroline Garcia 56:18 S&V Resurgence 58:26 Schwartzman Struggles 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 Shanghai Masters. Quarter-by-quarter analysis of dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and quarterfinal predictions. Plus, final weekend predictions at the end. In Novak Djokovic's absence, Carlos Alcaraz is the top seed, followed by Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The draw also sets up a potential US Open rematch between Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner. 00:00 Intro 04:28 Alcaraz Quarter 10:38 Tsitsipas Quarter 17:21 Rune Quarter 22:50 Medvedev Quarter 30:35 Final Weekend Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments as the 2023 Asian Swing begins. We cover Novak Djokovic's clutch advantage over Roger Federer, Grigor Dimitrov's consistent albeit unspectacular year, Matteo Berrettini's downward trend, Rafael Nadal's comments on the GOAT discussion, WTA performance byes, if Laver Cup is an exhibition or an ATP event and more! 00:00 Intro 01:30 Djokovic vs. Federer Clutchness 08:38 Grigor Dimitrov 13:40 Post-Djokovic Era 15:20 Matteo Berrettini 20:20 2013 vs. 2023 ATP 25:32 Nadal Concedes GOAT 29:04 WTA Performance Byes 33:20 Top 5 Tournaments 37:39 NextGen Player Rundown 42:54 Is Laver Cup Exhibition Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by Cracked Racquets podcast host Alex Gruskin to go over the most important storylines for the rest of the season. They'll discuss Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger Aliassime, Holger Rune, who will finish as the ATP's number one American, who will make the year-end championships and something to look out for in Shanghai. Gill starts with a monologue about what we learned about the Laver Cup in an underpowered 2023 edition. Our partner is AG1. Go to drinkAG1.com/GILL 00:00 Intro 01:12 Laver Cup 11:45 Holger Rune 19:38 Felix Auger Aliassime 29:50 WTA No. 8 31:50 No. 1 American 38:16 Stefanos Tsitsipas 56:20 NextGen & Davis Cup 59:45 Alcaraz & Sinner Shanghai Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments following the 2023 US Open. We cover recent news of Simona Halep's four year suspension, the top-10 players of the 2010s, Margaret Court comparisons, Dominic Thiem and the US Open sickness, Dominic Stricker's win over Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud and Coco Gauff's shots at tennis media, Novak Djokovic's few weaknesses, the new reality of the Carlos Alcaraz vs. Daniil Medvedev matchup, the Alexander Zverev vs. Jannik Sinner match and so much more. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Halep Suspension 15:40 Top-10 of 2010s 21:09 Margaret Court Comps 24:43 Thiem & US Open Illness 27:12 Stricker def. Tsitsipas 33:16 Gauff & Ruud vs. Media 41:22 Djokovic's Weaknesses 45:16 Big 3 Interview 48:57 Alcaraz-Medvedev H2H 54:23 Medvedev Return Adjustment 57:00 Ruud vs. Rublev Outlook 59:25 Medvedev's Backhand 1:01:58 Toni Nadal Comments 1:05:05 Alcaraz's Forehand 1:07:23 Big 3 Adaptations 1:09:31 Court Dimensions 1:11:29 Djokovic Anticipation 1:14:00 Two Takes 1:15:01 Ruud Struggles 1:16:54 Zverev vs. Sinner 1:21:56 Home Court Advantage 1:23:54 Nadal vs. S&V 1:25:20 Serve vs. Return Importance Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support