Monday Match Analysis

Following the 2022 French Open, Gill Gross responds to your comments: 00:00 Intro 01:08 Nadal's Backhand 04:25 Djokovic's Mental 08:47 14 RG Titles 13:13 Night session scheduling 16:48 Djokovic Endurance 25:46 Masters 1000 Expansion 29:55 Nadal at Wimbledon 31:35 Carlos Moya underrated? 36:45 Draws and seeding reform 43:22 Marian Vajda departure 45:40 Twitter Questions 1:26:04 Tsitsipas Struggles 1:28:07 Sebastian Baez 1:29:45 Who is GOAT 1:31:33 Iga Swiatek Rivals 1:33:20 Holger Rune 1:35:40 Rafole Mental battle 1:37:15 Medvedev improvements 1:38:52 FAA Backhand 1:42:00 Tennis Marketing Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

The post-major conversation with Steve Flink following the 2022 Roland Garros features a deep dive on Rafael Nadal's quarterfinal win over Novak Djokovic, and subsequent matches against Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud. 00:00 intro 01:11 Djokovic QF 19:31 Draw Reform 24:00 Zverev SF 33:12 Ruud Final 39:12 Alcaraz and Slam Race 45:05 Wimbledon 2022 49:20 Iga Swiatek Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Rafael Nadal dropped six games total to beat Casper Ruud in the 2022 French Open final on Sunday, his 4th top-10 win of a title run that began with uncertainty about the health of his foot. Rafa has still never lost a Roland Garros final or even gone five sets, of which he's now played 14. It is also the Spaniards 22nd major, giving him a two Slam lead over Novak Djokovic. Gill Gross breaks down the match, including how Nadal attacked Ruud's backhand, and how Ruud's fear of the Nadal forehand came back to bite him. Also, Nadal gave a full breakdown of the latest developments in his foot condition and expressed his plan for playing Wimbledon. Gill opens with a take on how the Slam race looks different now, and how important 2022 will be due to the rise of Carlos Alcaraz. 00:00 Intro 02:50 Nadal's Slam Race Lead 09:40 The Foot 18:25 Match Breakdown Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Roland Garros #14 and major #22 is on the line for Rafael Nadal, as he faces Casper Ruud in the 2022 Men's Final. Plus, Iga Swiatek took her 34-match win streak into the most important match since it all started, the Roland Garros final, opposite American teenager Coco Gauff, who made the final without dropping a set. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Novak Djokovic and Rafael renewed their rivalry for the 59th time overall, and for the 10th time at Roland Garros, in the 2022 quarterfinals. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Novak Djokovic had no issues dispatching Argentine Diego Schwartzman, but Felix Auger Aliassime did put up a valiant fight against Rafael Nadal, becoming just the third man to push Nadal to five sets, and requiring vintage tennis from Rafa in victory. This sets up the 10th-ever meeting between Nadal and Djokovic in the 2022 Roland Garros Quarterfinals, and their first meeting since Djokovic beat Nadal in last year's semis en route to his second French Open title. Gill Gross breaks down the Nadal vs. Auger Aliassime encounter in depth, then previews Nadal vs. Djokovic, and finally gives quick thoughts on remaining QF and 4R matchups. 00:00 Intro 01:58 Nadal-FAA Breakdown 26:30 Djokovic-Nadal Preview 45:40 Other matches Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Gill Gross answers your comments on the traditional first Monday of a Major Monday Match Analysis, this time for Roland Garros 2022. Topics include: Dominic Thiem's losing streak, making predictions, Karen Khachanov's development, Carlos Alcaraz's chances at becoming the youngest ever #1, what tennis can do to avoid future Ash Barty situations, how the Players Council affected the ranking sanction on Wimbledon and much more... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Gill Gross previews Roland Garros 2022. Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are the top seeds, but there's no denying Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are top-4 contenders. In a shocking draw, Djokovic, Nadal and Alcaraz all landed in the top half of the draw. Gill gives quarter-by-quarter dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

In a rematch of the 2021 Roland Garros final, Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas battled for the title at the Italian Open in Rome 2022. Gill Gross breaks down Djokovic's return to peak form, his baseline dominance against the Greek, the difference between the lopsided first set and the tight second set, and the key moments in Sunday's final. Gill also describes the differences he saw between Tsitsipas in his semifinal vs. Alexander Zverev compared to the final against the Serbian. Finally, the French Open Power Rankings are revealed after the most important lead-up event of the calendar. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Carlos Alcaraz became the first to take down Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the same clay tournament, and then delivered the 2022 Madrid Open title against Alexander Zverev. Gill Gross shares what he's noticed about Alcaraz's big match performance and how he might fare in best-of-five, as well as his decision to withdraw from Rome. Also, Zverev complained of poor scheduling in Madrid: does he have a point? Gill also previews the Rome Masters quarter-by-quarter, including dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matches and predictions. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas join Zverev as the top seeds. The show starts as always with French Open Power Rankings. 00:00 Intro 01:15 French Open Power Rankings 08:35 Carlos Alcaraz 20:06 Zverev Laments Schedule 23:50 Rome Preview + Predictions Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support