
Monday Match Analysis
The most in-depth tennis analysis on the internet. Draw previews, match breakdowns, breaking news, comment mailbags and more. Gill Gross is a broadcaster for Tennis Channel, US Open Radio, Cracked Racquets and UC San Diego. He graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support
Latest episodes

Feb 3, 2025 • 58min
Djokovic's Australian Open, Lessons From Keys, On-Court Coaching | Three Ep. 166
With one Grand Slam event now in the books, many exciting themes are already underway. Join Gill, Amy, and Joel as they take on a few of them -- from where things stand for Novak Djokovic, to Madison Keys' breakthrough victory, to the shifting world of on-court coaching. It's all happening on the latest episode of "Three -- The Tennis Show."
00:00 Intro
01:30 Djokovic Talk
19:30 Madison Keys
37:20 Coaching
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Feb 1, 2025 • 1h 30min
Post-Australian Open Mega Mailbag (2025)
On the Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments about Australian Open 2025, including: did Carlos Alcaraz make a mistake managing his emotions against Novak Djokovic, how could Alexander Zverev learn from Madison Keys, is Stan Wawrinka underappreciated, will Jannik Sinner succeed on the natural surfaces, how does Sinner compartmentalize with an incoming CAS doping trial, Gael Monfils longevity, has Alcaraz stagnated, what are some of Alcaraz’s current issues, who will have a better season between Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul, is Keys Yonex racquet change getting too much credit, how can Learner Tien be top-10, thoughts on Novak Djokovic posting his MRI and the booes after his semifinal retirement, the allegations that Sinner is boring, the art of the post-match interview, why the 90s gen has struggled and who had a better career between Daniil Medvedev and Marat Safin.
00:00 Intro
01:30 Alcaraz Emotion
05:45 Zverev vs. Keys
09:15 Wawrinka Appreciation
14:37 Sinner Grass&Clay
19:45 Sinner Doping Cloud
23:15 Alcaraz-Sinner H2H
26:00 Monfils Longevity
28:00 Alcaraz Stagnation
31:05 Alcaraz Issues
41:10 Shelton vs. Paul
43:30 Keys Racquet
46:05 Slam Dark Horse
47:40 Medvedev Prep
48:55 NewGen
50:20 Tien Top 10
52:15 Djokovic Controversies
58:25 Pro Tech
1:00:34 Overhyping
1:03:41 Surfaces
1:04:30 Shelton Serve
1:05:50 Tommy Paul
1:07:03 Djokovic Evolution
1:08:55 Sinner Boring
1:12:25 Cyber Abuse
1:14:55 Cal Ripken Tennis
1:16:45 Sinner RG or Wimby
1:18:02 Post Match Interviews
1:21:15 Zverev US Open
1:21:55 Sinner Physical
1:23:35 90s Gen Blues
1:26:47 Medvedev vs. Safin
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Jan 30, 2025 • 1h 12min
Flink on AO 2025 (Djokovic d. Alcaraz, Sinner's Title, Zverev, Fonseca) | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Hall-of-Fame tennis writer Steve Flink joins Gill Gross to discuss the 2025 Australian Open. We'll start by unpacking the thrilling Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz quarterfinal. Then, we'll discuss Jannik Sinner's impressive title run along with Alexander Zverev's disappointing Sunday. We'll finish with Ben Shelton, Joao Fonseca, Taylor Fritz, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen discussion.
00:00 Intro
02:30 Djokovic-Alcaraz QF
28:57 Sinner & Zverev
50:10 Ben Shelton
53:29 Joao Fonseca
57:25 Tien & Medvedev
1:04:30 Taylor Fritz
1:08:00 Alex Michelsen
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Jan 27, 2025 • 39min
Sinner Dismantles Wayward Zverev in Australian Open Final | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Jannik Sinner's second consecutive Australian Open title, a dominant performance over Alexander Zverev in the 2025 final. We'll cover Sinner's ability to handle success and his biggest advantages over Zverev in the final. We'll go over Zverev's performance, big match mental struggles and if he'll ever win a major.
00:00 Intro
04:35 Defining Moment
06:50 Sinner’s Advantages
19:40 Zverev’s Performance
28:30 Will Sascha Ever Win
36:30 Sinner Closing Thoughts

Jan 25, 2025 • 15min
Sabalenka vs. Keys Australian Open 2025 Final | Post-Match
In the 2025 Austalian Open Women's Final, Aryna Sabalenka went for the three-peat against Madison Keys, playing her first major final since 2017. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...
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Jan 25, 2025 • 35min
Preview | Sinner vs. Zverev Australian Open 2025 Final
On a special edition of Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2025 Australian Open Men's Final. Top-seed Jannik Sinner attempts to win back-to-back titles in Melbourne and Alexander Zverev has earned a third attempt at an elusive Slam. We'll begin with some analysis of the 2nd semifinal, a straight set win by Sinner over Ben Shelton. Then we'll break down the 4-2 head-to-head advantage that Zverev holds over Sinner, keys for both players and a prediction.
00:00 Intro
00:50 Sinner d. Shelton
15:00 Sinner v Zverev H2H
19:00 Zverev Keys
26:33 Sinner Keys
33:45 Prediction
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Jan 21, 2025 • 28min
Alcaraz vs. Djokovic Australian Open 2025 QF | Post-Match
Carlos Alcaraz, with eyes on a 1st Australian Open title, faced the 10-time champion Novak Djokovic in the Quarterfinal stage. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...
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Jan 20, 2025 • 34min
Picking EVERY Australian Open '25 Men's Quarterfinal | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross preview every Men's Quarterfinal at the 2025 Australian Open. The headliner is meeting number eight between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. Ben Shelton will take on Lorenzo Sonego in the quarter of opportunity, Jannik Sinner will look to stay undefeated against Alex De Minaur and Alexander Zverev will take on Tommy Paul for the first time in three years.
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00:00 Intro
01:00 Alcaraz vs. Djokovic
14:00 Coachlife
15:45 Shelton vs. Sonego
21:30 Sinner vs. De Minaur
26:35 Zverev vs. Paul
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Jan 19, 2025 • 1h 21min
Tien Beats Medvedev at His Own Game, Djokovic Handles Machac, Monfils Magic vs. Fritz | Australian Open 2025
A three-part podcast today includes analysis of Learner Tien's epic win over the reigning finalist Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic's straightforward takedown of Tomas Machac, Gael Monfils's age defying triumph over Taylor Fritz, and other 3rd Round Notes.
00:00 Intro
01:30 Tien d. Medvedev
19:30 Djokovic d. Machac
33:45 Monfils d. Fritz
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Jan 16, 2025 • 58min
Fonseca Loses, Rune Beats Berrettini, Exits For Ruud, FAA, Hurkacz | Australian Open 2025
Gill Gross breaks down Australian Open 2nd round results, including Joao Fonseca's loss to Lorenzo Sonego, Holger Rune's excellent win over Matteo Berrettini, Felix Auger-Aliassime's blown 2-0 lead, Novak Djokovic advancing past Jaime Faria, Jakub Mensik's upset of Casper Ruud, Miomir Kecmanovic beating the seeded Hubert Hurkacz in straights, Lorenzo Musetti sweeping Denis Shapovalov and Ben Shelton taking down Pablo Carreno Busta.
00:00 Intro
01:50 Sonego d. Fonseca
09:43 Rune d. Berrettini
19:25 Machac d. Opelka
20:53 Osaka d. Muchova
22:44 Alcaraz Form
24:10 Dimitrov Retirement
25:50 Zverev Forehand
26:38 FAA Blows 2-0
30:00 Medvedev PSA
31:00 Djokovic d. Faria
33:18 Mensik d. Ruud
19:15 Korda Upset
41:30 Draper d. Kokkinakis
43:10 Kecmanovic d. Hurkacz
48:20 Musetti d. Shapovalov
53:58 Shelton d. PCB
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