Monday Match Analysis

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: is Carlos Alcaraz injury prone, why do some professionals have bad technique, is Dominic Thiem ever going to be elite again, Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcokova Middle East runs, will Novak Djokovic's weeks at No. 1 record or Rafael Nadal's weeks inside top-10 record be broken, was Gill wrong about Daniil Medvedev, what is the bes...

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross covers Cameron Norrie's reversal of last week's result in Buenos Aires in the form of a win over Carlos Alcaraz in the Rio Final as well as Daniil Medvedev's 2nd straight title, coming at the expense of Andy Murray, in a two-set Doha Final. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support IG: https://www.in...

On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by commentator Mark Petchey to break down two terrific men’s finals from last week. Daniil Medvedev beat Jannik Sinner to win his first trophy of 2023 in Rotterdam, a title that secures his return to the top-10 and one he hopes is the start of a return to dominance on the harcourts as well. Carlos Alcaraz returned to the tour for the first...

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: does Stefanos Tsitsipas have a better Australian Open resume than Daniil Medvedev, is Pete Sampras tier 1, will Jack Draper win a major, thoughts on Jannik Sinner's win over Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz's return in Buenos Aires, do professionals watch this show, what is the ideal forehand grip, did Karen Khachanov make two straig...

On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, commentator Mike Cation joins Gill Gross to discuss newly minted ATP Champion Yibing Wu, the first ever from China. Wu beat John Isner in the Dallas Open. We also hit on rising talents Arthur Fils and Ben Shelton. First, Gill gives his takeaways on Jannic Sinner’s 7th career title in Montpellier and Sebastian Baez’s slump-busting title in Cordoba. 00:00...

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments following the 2023 Australian Open, including: thoughts on Craig Tiley's reveal of Djokovic's hamstring injury, NextGen status and 4th best player in the world, is February tennis compelling, why has ESPN de-prioritized Australian Open coverage, the updated outlook of Felix Auger-Aliassime, factors that led to Tommy Paul's improvement, updat...

On this special Monday Match Analysis, hall-of-fame tennis writer Steve Flink joins Gill Gross to reflect on men's singles at the 2023 Australian Open. 00:00 Intro 02:10 Novak Djokovic 11:30 The Final 17:50 Stefanos Tsitsipas 23:55 Rafael Nadal 28:40 Tommy Paul and USA Men 33:07 Daniil Medvedev 37:24 Holger Rune 40:35 Andy Murray 44:27 Carlos Alcaraz 49:07 Goodbye Support this podcast: https://pod...

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Novak Djokovic's 3-set win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2023 Australian Open Final, which delivers a 10th AO title, a Nadal-tying 22nd major title and a return to No. 1 in the world. 00:00 Intro 01:06 What Does It Mean? 04:40 Match Summary 08:00 Tsitsipas Conclusions 12:02 Technical Match Analysis 32:25 Netrushers Nightmare Support thi...

Play with America’s Favorite Sportsbook – get $125 extra on your first deposit here: https://bit.ly/GillGrossBetUS Gill Gross responds to comments ahead of the 2023 Australian Open semifinals. 00:00 Intro 00:36 Tsitsipas Threatening 03:02 Serve Variety 08:45 AO Upsets 11:05 Electronic Line Calling 15:33 Netflix Curse 18:33 Aces vs. Unreturnables 22:02 Hostile Crowds 28:04 Big 4 Marriages 31:41 Mur...

Play with America’s Favorite Sportsbook – get $125 extra on your first deposit here: https://bit.ly/GillGrossBetUS On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Abigail Johnson joins Gill Gross to preview all four men's quarterfinal matches at Australian Open 2023. We start with a discussion of Andrey Rublev and Holger Rune's Fourth Round match. Johnson is a tennis commentator for BT Sport, BBC, TennisTV...

The first Monday of a major means it's Mailbag time! Gill Gross responds to your comments ahead of Day 2 at the 2023 Australian Open. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross 24/7 Tennis Community on Tribe: https://tribechat.com/gill Twitter/X: https://twitter.com...

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill previews the 2023 Australian Open men's singles draw quarter-by-quarter, giving out dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups, quarterfinal and final weekend predictions. 00:00 Intro 03:00 Rafael Nadal QTR 16:20 Stefanos Tsitsipas QTR 25:45 Novak Djokovic QTR 35:30: Casper Ruud QTR 44:15 Final Weekend Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...

Novak Djokovic saved a match point to prevail over Sebastian Korda in the final of Adelaide 1. On this week’s Monday Match Analysis with Gill Gross, we explain how Djokovic learned from his mistakes in the first set and why Korda almost pulled off the upset. We’ll break down the final break of serve that won Djokovic the third set. We’ll evaluate some of the key off-season improvements made by Kor...

On this week's Mailbag, the 2023 tennis season is just underway and Gill Gross answers your comments, including: what would a top-15 anti-Hulk look like and where would he rank, what are the major things to look for ahead of the Australian Open Draw, why Novak Djokovic is likely out of Indian Wells and Miami, how the United Cup could be improved, how Iga Swiarek went from good to Godly last year,...

Gill Gross predicts the ATP year-end top-10 ahead of the 2023 season. The year begins with the Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Taylor Fritz, Hubert Hurkacz make up the current top ten. Intriguing names on the outside looking in include, Holger Rune, Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner, Matteo Berretti...

On this week's Mailbag, Gill answers your questions about anything other than tennis, including: 00:37 Top 3 TV shows 02:50 Why I do this job 03:30 Channel demographics 04:50 My Coffee Recipe 08:20 Favorite UFC Fighter 10:10 Favorite Movie 11:30 Do I like Los Angeles 12:10 Kendall Roy Impersonation 12:40 Learning New Languages 13:40 Messi vs. Ronaldo 15: 18 Most Demanding Sport 18:18 My Baseball H...

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...

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-ana...

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, Holge...

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 Robr...

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, victor...

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 s...

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...

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 trajector...

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. Finall...