Monday Match Analysis

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross and Alex Gruskin discuss the essential questions for every top ATP player heading into 2025. Part 1 covers players ranked 1 through 8: Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev. IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 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 Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

It's the annual off-season "no tennis questions" mailbag. Gill Gross answers your comments, including: why are there two YouTube backgrounds, what I do during the tennis off-season, what is my Spotify wrapped, some of my favorite eats, coffee and drink preferences, the difference in broadcasting various sports, why I don't cover tennis gear, my personal tennis goals, advice for young broadcasters, how to use a tennis pickup line and much more! Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: / discord An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

The 7th Annual Monday Match Analysis Awards, hosted by Gill Gross, pay tribute to the greatest accomplishments and spectacles we witnessed over the course of the 2024 ATP season. If this award show were in-person, the following players would be in attendance (winners and honorable mentions): Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Arthur Fils, Alexei Popyrin, Jakub Mensik, Matteo Berrettini, Jack Draper, and Tomas Machac. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

Gill Gross addresses many angles of Iga Swiatek's one month suspension for testing positive for the banned substance, TMZ. We'll get into the importance of consistency in anti-doping, what happened in the Swiatek case, why the ITIA ruled for a one-month ban and how the locker room reacted. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross covers a fitting end to the 2024 season which saw Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini win singles matches over Tallon Griekspoor and Botic Van De Zandschulp respectively to capture a second consecutive Davis Cup title. We'll also discuss the two most impressive metrics of Sinner's season now that it's all said and done. 00:00 Intro 00:45 Italian Dynasty 05:11 Berrettini d. BVDZ 18:53 Sinner d. Griekspoor 30:30 Sinner Records Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross starts with thoughts on Rafael Nadal's sendoff at Davis Cup, before getting into your comments: what would the perfect retirement look like for Novak Djokovic, does Daniil Medvedev have valid complaints about the balls, what's one are where every top-10 player could improve, the Jon Wertheim - Barbora Krejcikova mishap, is Olympics or Year-End Championships more important, will Nadal's 14 Roland Garros titles record be broken, is tennis in good hands post-Big 3, the best Nadal matches of all-time and much more. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dives into Jannik Sinner's unplayable performance over Taylor Fritz in the championship match at the 2024 ATP Finals. We'll discuss Sinner's cumulative accomplishments in 2024, why he fares better against Fritz than Alexander Zverev, how his serve and dropshot made him unbeatable in the final, how the doping storyline enters the equation and finally how Taylor Fritz has separated himself in the crowded landscape of American men's tennis. 00:00 Intro 00:30 Sinner's Accomplishments 05:28 Sinner-Fritz Dynamics 14:20 Zverev Comparison 18:11 Sinner Performance 31:35 Doping Cloud 34:43 Fritz’s Progress Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down the 2024 ATP Finals field. The Nastase Group is comprised of Jannik Sinner (1), Daniil Medvedev (4), Taylor Fritz (5) and Alex de Minaur (7).The Newcombe Group has Alexander Zverev (2), Carlos Alcaraz (3), Casper Ruud (6) and Andrey Rublev (8). We'll talk about each player's chances and make a prediction. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: why is Novak Djokovic still yet to hire a coach, will his former coach Goran Ivanisevic help Elena Rybakina, will there be a new slam winner in 2025 and who is most likely, why has Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled this year, how will Carlos Alcaraz's 2024 be remembered, was Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray a better grass player, and what matters more: titles or consistency. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Coachless Djokovic 07:10 Rybakina X Ivanisevic 16:10 Tennis Channel News 18:30 Elections Like Tennis 20:11 Perricard, Draper, Fils 23:37 2025 New GS Winners 27:50 Ruud in Turin 30:16 Tsitsipas Status 37:55 Alcaraz's 2024 40:08 Nadal vs. Murray Grass 44:15 Titles vs. Consistency 47:07 2-week Masters Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross rewinds to Ugo Humbert's R16 win over Carlos Alcaraz at the 2024 Paris Masters before diving into Alexander Zverev's title triumph in the final against Humbert. We'll also look ahead to next week's finale of the ATP Race and compare Alex De Minaur's and Andrey Rublev's season. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Humbert d. Alcaraz 16:50 Zverev Wins Paris 26:00 Zverev Turin Key 28:25 The ATP Race Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross