Monday Match Analysis

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross gives preview and predictions for the 2023 Miami Open. Carlos Alcaraz looks to defend his title and complete the sunshine double as the top-seed, followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud and Daniil Medvedev. Jannik Sinner and Frances Tiafoe come off semifinal showings at Indian Wells.00:00 Intro03:54 Alcaraz Quarter13:00 Ruud Quarter20:00 Medvedev Quarter29:19 Tsitsipas Quarter32:50 Final Weekend Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross makes sense of Carlos Alcaraz's 6-3 6-2 win over Daniil Medvedev, snapping the Russian's 19-match win streak, in the 2023 Indian Wells Final. We discuss why Alcaraz's return to No. 1 doesn't feel like a huge deal and why it might have been the most impressive performance of his career. On the Medvedev side of things, we examine what went wrong from the baseline and on serve and ponder how we should look at this head-to-head moving forward. 00:00 Intro 02:23 Alcaraz Big Picture 06:30 Alcaraz's Perfect Approach 19:38 Medvedev's Errors 28:17 The Serving 32:36 Medvedev Big Picture Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this edition of Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross makes his quarter-by-quarter preview and predictions for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The top seeds are Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud and defending champion Taylor Fritz, with red-hot Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner also looking to contend. This is where you'll get upset alerts, dark horses, popcorn matchups and more. 00:00 Intro 03:43 Alcaraz Quarter 10:30 Fritz Quarter 19:00 Ruud Quarter 30:10 Tsitsipas Quarter 37:05 Final Weekend Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross analyzes Daniil Medvedev’s first win over Novak Djokovic in his last five matches in the semifinal of Dubai, which was followed up by a decisive win in the final over Andrey Rublev. What does Medvedev’s latest run of three consecutive titles mean? Plus, a breakdown of Alex de Minaur’s win over Tommy Paul in the Acapulco championship match. And first some quick words about Nicolas Jarry’s title in his home city Santiago, Chile. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Nicolas Jarry, Santiago 03:07 Medvedev vs. Djokovic 09:10 Medvedev Conclusions 13:27 Medvedev vs. Rublev 28:32 De Minaur vs. Paul Acapulco Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: is Carlos Alcaraz injury prone, why do some professionals have bad technique, is Dominic Thiem ever going to be elite again, Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcokova Middle East runs, will Novak Djokovic's weeks at No. 1 record or Rafael Nadal's weeks inside top-10 record be broken, was Gill wrong about Daniil Medvedev, what is the best thing about live tennis, will Medvedev have a big Sunshine Double, why is Stan Wawrinka's injury comeback more successful than Thiem's, what separates Wawrinka from the NextGen, are there weak eras and are we in one? 00:00 intro 00:32 Alcaraz Injuries 02:50 Bad Pro Technique 06:55 Thiem Struggling 14:36 Swiatek and Krejcikova 18:40 Rafole Records 22:19 Wrong about Medvedev 27:00 Attending Live Tennis 31:50 Wawrinka vs. Thiem Comeback 33:35 Wawrinka vs. NextGen 40:31 Weak Eras Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross covers Cameron Norrie's reversal of last week's result in Buenos Aires in the form of a win over Carlos Alcaraz in the Rio Final as well as Daniil Medvedev's 2nd straight title, coming at the expense of Andy Murray, in a two-set Doha Final. 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 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