Monday Match Analysis

On this week's Mailbag, Gill answers your questions about anything other than tennis, including: biggest passion and favorite music of 2022, how to get into tennis commentating, what I would do if not for tennis, how I met my girlfriend, food in New York versus Los Angeles, my other sports interests, prediction for the World Cup final Argentina vs. France, album of the year, favorite broadcasters and YouTubers, favorite New York Ranger, why I don't ask for money, longterm goals for the channel, thoughts on Pickleball and pineapple on pizza. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag, I asked you which specific shots on the professional tour get love and praise, but don't live up to the hype. Your comments included Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev, Matteo Berrettini, Ons Jabeur, Carlos Alcaraz, Nick Kyrgios, Andrey Rublev and more. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

The 5th Annual Monday Match Analysis Awards, hosted by Gill Gross, pay tribute to the greatest accomplishments and spectacles we witnessed over the course of the 2022 ATP season. In very hypothetical attendance at this award show (winners and honorable mentions) include Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Nick Kyrgios, Tim van Rijthoven, Daniel Galan, Frances Tiafoe, Holger Rune, Borna Coric, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Pablo Carreno Busta and JJ Wolf. The schedule of the award show is as followed. 00:00 intro 00:40 Best Shot 04:55 Off-court Story OTY 09:30 Comeback Player OTY 13:13 Single-Match Comeback OTY 16:15 Most Improved Player 19:30 Newcomer OTY 21:57 Best Tournament Run 26:40 Best Upset 30:52 Best Single-Match Performance 35:15 Match OTY 42:00 Player OTY Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

This week's Mailbag (PART 2) focuses on closing the book on the 2022 season and looking ahead to next year. Gill Gross answers your comments, including: matches we want to see in 2023, Rafael Nadal's 2022 vs. Roger Federer's 2017, will the Netflix doc bring more eyes to tennis, historical tier ratings, ranking the careers of 2022 retirees Roger Federer, Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tommy Robredo and Sergiy Stackhovsky, predicting Carlos Alcaraz vs. Holger Rune rivalry and Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Jannik Sinner, inexplicably lopsided head-to-heads, the appeal of championship fight vs. a big match, the star potential of Casper Ruud, comparing the potential of Lorenzo Musetti, Jack Draper, Ben Shelton and Dominic Stricker, will Russians be banned from Wimbledon again, my favorite tennis content creators on YouTube, did the GOATs ruin Masters 1000s, will we do list content, did Medvedev lose his mad scientist quality? Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill is joined by Stephen Boughton to dissect Canada's star players Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov. FAA and Shapo have been standout players since the US Open--- we'll discuss why that is and if we should expect it to carry over to next year. First, Gill offers thoughts on the key wins Canada scored over Australia to win the Davis Cup final, victories by Shapovalov over Thanasi Kokkinakis and Auger-Aliassime over Alex de Minaur. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

This week's Mailbag focuses on closing the book on the 2022 season and looking ahead to next year. Gill Gross answers your comments, including: why the ATP Finals prize money is so large, the most improved shots on tour this season, Rafael Nadal's recent comments on a lack of variety in today's game, Casper Ruud's lopsided losses in big finals against top players, why Jannik Sinner has developed slower than Carlos Alcaraz, myth busting on what makes a player good on specific surfaces, what changes should be made to the tour, how tennis could create an event like the World Cup and how Gill would reform the tennis calendar. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

This week's Monday Match Analysis is brought to you by Apeak. Download here: https://www.apeak.com/onboarding/downloadNovak Djokovic has won the Nitto ATP Finals for a record-tying 6th time and for the first time in 7 years. After going undefeated in the group stage and beating Taylor Fritz in the semifinal, Djokovic overcame early physical issues to overwhelm Casper Ruud in straights and win the final. On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down how Djokovic took advantage of Ruud's tendencies and outshone his favorite weapon. Then, we'll give grades for each participant in this 2022 year-end championship. Find out where (1) Rafael Nadal, (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas, (3) Ruud, (4)Daniil Medvedev, (5) Felix Auger-Aliassime, (6) Andrey Rublev, (7) Djokovic and (8) Fritz grade out on a scale of 1 to 10. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Gill Gross answers your comments about tennis and other things, including: would healthy Carlos Alcaraz have had a chance in this 2022 ATP Finals, what's wrong with Daniil Medvedev and will he bounce back, what are the best tennis documentaries and content, is Rafael Nadal still elite, would I consider a co-host, Nadal's prospects for next season, is Denis Shapovalov on the Dominic Thiem trajectory, has Stefanos Tsitsipas's backhand defense improved and will Taylor Fritz or Frances Tiafoe finish next season as the top American in men's tennis. 00:00 Intro 00:41 If Alcaraz Played 04:16 Will Medvedev Bounceback 06:35 Medvedev Slump 13:32 Tennis Documentaries 18:30 Nadal Eliteness 21:07 US Open cursed? 25:07 MMA Co-host 31:14 Nadal 2023 34:36 Shapo = Thiem? 44:10 Fritz vs. Tiafoe 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/GillGrossBetUSOn this week's Monday Match Analysis, we'll start with Brandon Nakashima's win over Jiri Lehecka in the NextGen ATP Finals. Then, we'll break down results from Day 1 at the year-end championships: Casper Ruud defeating Felix Auger Aliassime and Taylor Fritz beating Rafael Nadal. Finally, Gill predicts the remainder of the group stage. The Red Group starts tomorrow and features Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev. 00:00 intro 01:18 Nakashima vs. Lehecka NextGen Finals 07:58 Ruud def. Felix 12:25 Fritz def. Nadal 17:37 ATP Finals Predictions 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: will Felix Auger-Aliassime's recent dominance translate to next season, a comparison of the French Four after Gilles Simon's retirement, who had a better season between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, is NewGen clearly better than NextGen, Jannik Sinner's next improvements, Carlos Alcaraz injuries, getting over Federer's 2019 Wimbledon loss, should top players play doubles, Nordic Tennis and improvements for Mikael Ymer and Emil Ruusuvuori, Lorenzo Musetti, 00:00 Intro 01:00 Felix Future 05:23 Simon and French 4 10:57 Nadal vs. Djokovic 2022 Comp 13:30 NewGen vs. NextGen 16:10 Jannik Sinner 18:20 Alcaraz injury 24:13 Federer Heartbreak 30:15 Kyrgios and Rublev 2023 34:07 One-hander defense 36:11 Mikael Ymer & Emil Ruusuvuori 39:16 Alcaraz-Rune comparison 42:48 Practice Sets Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support