Monday Match Analysis

Gill Gross hosts the third annual Monday Match Analysis Awards, honoring the great achievements and moments of the year 2020 on the ATP Tour. Categories include: Best Shot, Story of the Year, Comeback Player OTY, Best Single-Match Comeback, Most Improved Player, Newcomer OTY, Best Tournament Run, Best Upset, Best Performance, Match OTY, and Plyer OTY. Feel free to leave comments with your personal awards! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

I answer your comments! Including: the best-of-three vs. best-of-five debate, where will Jannik Sinner be ranked at this time next year, will future players develop both a one and two-handed backhand, should players make matches physical against the Big 3, the next-gen on grass, can Daniil Medvedev get to world #2, which ATP player could I take the most games off of, the curse of winning the ATP Finals, will Dominic Thiem have a better career than Andy Murray when it's all over, is Thiem's 2-7 record in Masters and Slam finals concerning, which next-gen player has the best game for grass, how have Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas improved this season, assessing the seasons of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, the Roger Federer 2021 forecast and more! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Daniil Medvedev picked up his career-best title at the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals, with three-set comeback win over Dominic Thiem. The Russian continued to astound and confound with his unpredictable tactics. Both Medvedev and Thiem beat Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal en route to the final, so I discuss the state of Big 3 dominance. Lastly, I catch up with tennis.com writer Joel Drucker, to get his thoughts on the final. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Recapping and breaking down all the action from the first two days of the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals in London. 1:07 - Dominic Thiem vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas 15:07 - Rafael Nadal vs. Andrey Rublev 25:47 - Novak Djokovic vs. Diego Schwartzman 33:15 - Alexander Zverev vs. Daniil Medvedev Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

The last tournament of the year is here, but as always, the Nitto ATP Finals is unlikely to disappoint. The top-8 players in the world, excluding Federer, will be in action. For round-robin play, Group Tokyo consists of Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Diego Schwartzman, while Group London features Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev. My preview and predictions... Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's MMA, a quarter-by-quarter preview of the 2020 Paris-Bercy Masters, where Rafael Nadal looks to add a new trophy to his collection. Plus, Andrey Rublev won his 5th title of 2020 in Vienna. Why can't anyone beat the Russian? Lastly, Jeff Salzenstein of tennisevolution.com joins MMA to discuss the 2020 French Open Final, Djokovic's year-end number one, Rublev and Alexander Zverev. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

On this week's Mailbag: thoughts on accusations of Zverev's domestic abuse and his impending fatherhood, Rafael Nadal's chances of winning Paris-Bercy, short analysis of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, is Daniil Medvedev Andy Murray or Gilles Simon, is Djokovic the GOAT if he breaks every single record, Lorenzo Sonego's win over Novak Djokovic, hawk-eye live, is there an anti-Rafa bias because of clay court dominance, and the fittest players on tour. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

In a pair of ATP 250 finals from Sunday, Andrey Rublev beat Borna Coric in St. Petersburg, for his 4th title of the season (1:29). Alexander Zverev cruised by Felix Auger Aliassime in Cologne, dropping FAA to 0-6 in tour-level finals (12:13). Bret McCormick of the Sports Business Journal joins Monday Match Analysis to discuss a document he obtained detailing the ATP's business plan for 2022 and beyond (21:13). We also discuss the Professional Tennis Players Association, the emerging linecalling technology FOXTENN and Tennis Channel's acquisition of full ATP Tour broadcast rights starting in 2021, some previously owned by ESPN. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

I answer your comments, including: how many Slams will the NextGen win in 2021, should Rafael Nadal play any more tournaments this season, which nation has the best prospects, is Andrey Rublev too one-dimensional, can Nadal beat Djokovic on hardcourt with newfound confidence, should their be a year-end #1 this year, what should Jannik Sinner improve, Rafa's health, does Slam distribution matter, do we have recency bias, is Dominic Thiem better on hard court than clay, is Australian Open 2021 must-win for Novak, is Djokovic showing concerning signs of age, how does Diego Schwartzman make up for his height, what should Djokovic have changed in the final, did the semifinal against Tsitsipas doom Djokovic for the final, a check in on Andy Murray. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support

Hall of Fame tennis writer Steve Flink joins Monday Match Analysis to discuss the 2020 French Open, including Rafael Nadal's victory over Novak Djokovic in the final, plus Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support