Monday Match Analysis

On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by commentator Mark Petchey to break down two terrific men’s finals from last week. Daniil Medvedev beat Jannik Sinner to win his first trophy of 2023 in Rotterdam, a title that secures his return to the top-10 and one he hopes is the start of a return to dominance on the harcourts as well. Carlos Alcaraz returned to the tour for the first time since last fall. He brought a familiar wow factor to the court in beating Cameron Norrie on Championship Sunday. 00:00 intro 00:45 Alcaraz Buenos Aires 08:10 Medvedev Rotterdam 14:48 Mark Petchey Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: does Stefanos Tsitsipas have a better Australian Open resume than Daniil Medvedev, is Pete Sampras tier 1, will Jack Draper win a major, thoughts on Jannik Sinner's win over Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz's return in Buenos Aires, do professionals watch this show, what is the ideal forehand grip, did Karen Khachanov make two straight hardcourt semifinals as a result of improvement, should young tennis players participate in other sports, reflections on the current state of the YouTube channel, re-visiting Novak Djokovic's 2011 leap, is the time allotted for changeovers currently optimized, what is the difference between Tennis Channel, TC+ and T2, and why one viewer enjoys WTA over ATP. 00:00 Intro 01:09 Tsitsipas or Medvedev AO 05:10 Alcaraz and Sinner This Week 10:03 Do Players Watch MMA 11:40 The Best Forehand Grip 14:00 Did Khachanov Improve 16:53 Nadal with Kyrgios's Serve 17:55 Multi-Sport Development 20:10 YouTube Success 21:58 Djokovic's 2011 Leap 24:25 Changeover Time 28:03 Tennis Channel Explainer 31:12 WTA vs. ATP Entertainment 32:29 Outro Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, commentator Mike Cation joins Gill Gross to discuss newly minted ATP Champion Yibing Wu, the first ever from China. Wu beat John Isner in the Dallas Open. We also hit on rising talents Arthur Fils and Ben Shelton. First, Gill gives his takeaways on Jannic Sinner’s 7th career title in Montpellier and Sebastian Baez’s slump-busting title in Cordoba. 00:00 Intro 01:05 Jannik Sinner 04:25 Sebastian Baez 06:53 Yibing Wu over Isner 12:38 Mike Cation Interview 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 Australian Open, including: thoughts on Craig Tiley's reveal of Djokovic's hamstring injury, NextGen status and 4th best player in the world, is February tennis compelling, why has ESPN de-prioritized Australian Open coverage, the updated outlook of Felix Auger-Aliassime, factors that led to Tommy Paul's improvement, updating my 2023 top ten prediction, why the Australian Open renewed their contract with Dunlop balls, is redirecting the ball becoming a lost art on tour and if Pam Shriver was right to criticize Elena Rybakina's coach Stefano Vukov. 00:35 Tiley Reveals Djokovic MRI 03:07 Who's the real ATP #4 08:10 Can Djokovic win 14 AOs 10:26 February Tennis 12:30 ESPN AO Coverage 18:14 FAA Outlook 20:45 Tommy Paul improvement 24:00 Top-10 Prediction Updates 25:50 Dunlop balls renewed 27:26 Is Redirecting a lost art 30:45 Rybakina coach controversy Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this special Monday Match Analysis, hall-of-fame tennis writer Steve Flink joins Gill Gross to reflect on men's singles at the 2023 Australian Open. 00:00 Intro 02:10 Novak Djokovic 11:30 The Final 17:50 Stefanos Tsitsipas 23:55 Rafael Nadal 28:40 Tommy Paul and USA Men 33:07 Daniil Medvedev 37:24 Holger Rune 40:35 Andy Murray 44:27 Carlos Alcaraz 49:07 Goodbye Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Novak Djokovic's 3-set win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2023 Australian Open Final, which delivers a 10th AO title, a Nadal-tying 22nd major title and a return to No. 1 in the world. 00:00 Intro 01:06 What Does It Mean? 04:40 Match Summary 08:00 Tsitsipas Conclusions 12:02 Technical Match Analysis 32:25 Netrushers Nightmare Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Play with America’s Favorite Sportsbook – get $125 extra on your first deposit here: https://bit.ly/GillGrossBetUSGill Gross responds to comments ahead of the 2023 Australian Open semifinals. 00:00 Intro 00:36 Tsitsipas Threatening 03:02 Serve Variety 08:45 AO Upsets 11:05 Electronic Line Calling 15:33 Netflix Curse 18:33 Aces vs. Unreturnables 22:02 Hostile Crowds 28:04 Big 4 Marriages 31:41 Murray 2023 33:36 Elena Rybakina 34:55 Ben Shelton 37:07 Tsitsipas BH and Scheduling 40:20 Do Upsets Entertain 42:15 Djokovic Hamstring 45:23 Medvedev Adaptability 46:21 De Minaur Upside Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Play with America’s Favorite Sportsbook – get $125 extra on your first deposit here: https://bit.ly/GillGrossBetUS On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Abigail Johnson joins Gill Gross to preview all four men's quarterfinal matches at Australian Open 2023. We start with a discussion of Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune's Fourth Round match. Johnson is a tennis commentator for BT Sport, BBC, TennisTV and the Australian Open. 00:00 Intro 01:40 Recap: Rublev vs. Rune 12:52 Djokovic vs. Rublev 16:54 Paul vs. Shelton 22:28 Khachanov vs. Korda 27:34 Tsitsipas vs. Lehecka Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

The first Monday of a major means it's Mailbag time! Gill Gross responds to your comments ahead of Day 2 at the 2023 Australian Open. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill previews the 2023 Australian Open men's singles draw quarter-by-quarter, giving out dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups, quarterfinal and final weekend predictions. 00:00 Intro 03:00 Rafael Nadal QTR 16:20 Stefanos Tsitsipas QTR 25:45 Novak Djokovic QTR 35:30: Casper Ruud QTR 44:15 Final Weekend Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support