Monday Match Analysis

Alexander Zverev faced Novak Djokovic in the premiere men's quarterfinal of Roland Garros 2025. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/discount/Gill10 IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross runs through the 2025 French Open men's quarterfinal lineup starting with Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Bublik on the top half. Then, we'll hit Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul along with Frances Tiafoe vs. Lorenzo Musetti on the bottom half. We'll also cover notable 4th round results- Bublik's rousing upset over Jack Draper, Holger Rune getting worn down against Musetti and a thrillingly entertaining clash between Alcaraz and Ben Shelton. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/discount/Gill10 0:00 Intro 1:45 Zverev Path 2:56 Djokovic Path 6:00 Zverev-Djokovic H2H 15:35 Sinner Path 17:24 Bublik Def Draper 28:23 Sinner-Bublik H2H 33:00 Paul Path 34:36 Alcaraz def. Shelton 39:50 Alcaraz-Paul H2H 44:15 Musetti def. Rune 49:38 Tiafoe Path 52:30 Musetti-Tiafoe H2H IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

It's the Roland Garros 2025 2nd Round Show... a highly anticipated match between Jack Draper and Joao Fonseca was one-sided. What to make of it? We'll also discuss the following: Arthur Fils withdrew with a back injury, Jannik Sinner slammed Jiri Lehecka, Holger Rune survived a shaky performance vs. Quentin Halys, Tommy Paul won a consecutive 5-setter vs. Karen Khachanov, Alexei Popyrin looked strong against Nuno Borges, Frances Tiafoe beat his fellow American Sebastian Korda and Carlos Alcaraz battled himself versus Damir Dzumhur. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/discount/Gill10 0:00 Intro 0:40 Draper def Fonseca 18:47 Fils Withdraws 21:17 Sinner def Lehecka 24:00 Rune def Halys 32:52 Paul def Khachanov 36:19 Popyrin def Borges 38:25 Tiafoe def Korda 45:00 Alcaraz def Dzumhur IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

It's the Roland Garros 2025 2nd Round Show... In Thursday's action, Henrique Rocha and Alexander Bublik each pulled off upset wins from down 2-0, against Jakub Mensik and Alex De Minaur Respectively. Joao Fonseca was dominant against Pierre Hughes-Herbert to set up a meeting with Jack Draper, who fended off a fluctuating Gael Monfils. Blisters are the only concern for Novak Djokovic who's tennis was rather blistering against Corentin Moutet. In Wednesday matches, Casper Ruud was effected by injury in a loss to Nuno Borges, Carlos Alcaraz dazzled against Fabian Marozsan, Tommy Paul was tough as his truck in comeback against Marton Fucsovics, Holger Rune put in a disciplined performance against Emilio Nava, and Stefanos Tsitsipas continued his slide with an upset defeat against Mateo Gigante. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Rocha def Mensik 5:05 Bublik def De Minaur 14:20 Fils def Munar 24:00 Fonseca def Herbert 28:00 Draper def Monfils 33:50 Djokovic def Moutet 45:00 Borges def Ruud 48:25 Alcaraz def Marozsan 51:25 Paul def Fucsovics 54:50 Rune def Nava 58:28 Gigante def Tsitsipas Joao Fonseca and Jack Draper are set for a 3rd round blockbuster. Plus, Arthur Fils had to dig deeper than he ever has to beat Jaume Munar. We'll dissect three separate 2-0 comebacks by and Tommy Paul over Marton Fucsovics. IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments about Round 1 action at Roland Garros 2025. We discuss Francisco Cerundolo's surprise defeat to Gabrielle Diallo, where the ideal retirement ceremony for Novak Djokovic would be, 4-seed Taylor Fritz losing to Daniel Altmaier, how to beat Carlos Alcaraz on clay based on the Djokovic Olympics Strategy, thoughts on getting hate for predictions, Sebastian Baez's confounding results, why RG won't use ELC, has Alexander Zverev ever played as well as he did at French Open 2022, which Big 4 member would be the best at doubles and coverage of the tournament on TNT. In the notebook dump, we hit on Joao Fonseca's blowout win over Hubert Hurkacz, Djokovic's opening round victory and comments on his scheduling, Daniil Medvedev's exit at the hands of Cameron Norrie, how Paula Badosa beat Naomi Osaka and Ben Shelton's insane stats at major tournaments. IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross discusses two Saturday finals ahead of Roland Garros Day 1 before being joined by Abigail Johnson for the final installment of the French Open Power Rankings. First we'll cover Geneva, where Novak Djokovic won his historic 100th career title, beating Hubert Hurkacz in a tight final. Then, we'll hit on Flavio Cobolli's comprehensive Hamburg win over Andrey Rublev. Abigail joins to share her power rankings and discuss Daniil Medvedev's stalling, Holger Rune's boom or bust season, Francisco Cerundolo's expectations, Jack Draper's clay exploits, Casper Ruud's consistency, a panic meter on Alexander Zverev, Djokovic's hard to read form and the race at the top between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. We're presented by Geau Sport Tennis Bags! Use the code Gill10 HERE: https://geausport.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:45 Geneva & Hamburg 4:35 Djokovic 100 10:24 Djokovic d. Hurkacz 22:45 Hurkacz Thoughts 27:40 Cobolli d. Rublev 35:45 French Open Power Rankings IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross works his way through the 2025 Roland Garros men's singles draw. Jannik Sinner is the top-seed having won the last two majors, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is opposite Sinner as the two-seed fresh off his Rome title, former finalist Alexander Zverev gets another crack at his first slam as the 3-seed and Taylor Fritz is the 4-seed. We'll go quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and quarterfinal predictions. 0:00 Intro 3:30 Sinner’s Q 13:30 Zverev’s Q 25:20 Fritz Q 34:45 Alcaraz Q 43:20 Final Weekend IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dives into the blockbuster Rome 2025 Final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. We'll discuss Alcaraz's mighty clay resume and the multitude of streaks he's now ended for Sinner. We'll talk about missed opportunities for Sinner in the 1st set, the factors that swung the tiebreak towards the Spaniard, a level raise from Alcaraz headlined by spectacular variety and movement. Then, in the notebook dump we'll take on Sinner's 2nd serve return, average groundstroke speeds, Sinner's 1st serve percentage, net play from both and netcord points. We'll finish with May 18th French Open Power Rankings. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Significance 5:30 Chances for Sinner 11:20 1st set TB 16:12 Alcaraz Variety 22:50 Movement Advantage 29:45 Notebook Dump 35:52 RG Power Rankings IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

The top rivalry in tennis is renewed in the 2025 Rome Final. Jannik Sinner looks to win his home Masters 1000 in a triumphant return from suspension, while Carlos Alcaraz tries to put a stake in the clay and beat his arch rival for a 4th consecutive match. On the show, we'll talk about Sinner's beatdown against Casper Ruud and comeback win over Tommy Paul in the semifinals. We'll cover Alcaraz's victory over crowd-favorite Lorenzo Musetti. Then, we'll get into the nitty gritty of Sinner vs. Alcaraz Episode 11. 0:00 Intro 5:08 Sinner Ruud Blowout 9:25 Sinner def Paul 20:37 Alcaraz def Musetti 32:57 Alcaraz-Sinner History 39:10 Alcaraz Keys 43:45 Sinner Keys 49:30 Prediction IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

Join Christopher Clarey, a seasoned tennis journalist and author of 'The Warrior: Rafael Nadal And His Claycourt Kingdom,' as he dives deep into Nadal's legendary clay court dominance. Clarey shares behind-the-scenes insights on Nadal’s early life, discussing his unique talents and family influence. He explores the emotional resilience that shaped Nadal’s career, contrasts the realities of clay tennis with iconic imagery, and hints at future writing projects. Perfect for tennis fans craving a deeper understanding of a true champion!