Monday Match Analysis

On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross starts with some quick remarks on Tim van Rijthoven's miracle run in Hertogenbosch and Matteo Berrettini's triumph over Andy Murray in the Stutgart final. Then we transition into a conversation with Jon Wertheim of Tennis Channel, Sports Illustrated and 60 Minutes about the ATP new "OneVision" plan led by Andrea Gaudenzi, Wimbledon's 2022 controvers...

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...

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://po...

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 t...

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.sp...

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 IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross 24/7 Tennis Community on Tribe: https://tribec...

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 N...

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...

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...

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 T...

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...

Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas make up the top-seeds at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open, with Carlos Alcaraz, Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and others hungry to contend for the second clay Masters. Gill Gross does a preview-by-preview breakdown, including dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and quarterfinal predictions. The latest edition of the French Open P...

Andrey Rublev collected another ATP 250 title in Belgrade, but this one felt like much more, taking out world #1 Novak Djokovic in his home country. Gill Gross breaks down Djokovic's fitness, why Rublev's best surface might be clay. Plus, a look at Carlos Alcaraz's incredible match point save en route to winning Barcelona. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-...

Gill Gross answers your comments, including: is it fair that Madrid wildcards went to IMG clients over Spaniards, is there a chance Wimbledon reverses the Russian and Belarusian ban, the effectiveness of the PTPA and the Player's Council, comparing Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek's Roland Garros chances, what makes a good coach, has Covid infections affected players negatively, should players be booe...

Stefanos Tsitsipas made it 2/2 Masters 1000 titles at the Monte Carlo country club, beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in 2022's final. Gill Gross breaks down the match and then reveals the latest French Open Power Rankings, with the first clay Masters 1000 in the rearview mirror: find out where Novak Djokovic stands after his early defeat, as well as Carlos Alcaraz and Monte Carlo semifinalist A...

Gill Gross is joined by WTA TV analyst Sophie Amiach to discuss Belinda Bencic's Charleston win over Ons Jabeur, Iga Swiatek's rise and her clay court rivals, slow starts to the season by Garbine Muguruza and Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep's selection of Patrick Mouratoglou as coach, Naomi Osaka's plan to improve mental health, and the current crop of 19 and unders such as Emma Raducanu, CoCo Gauff...

Gill Gross reveals the first edition of the French Open Power Rankings, before diving into the quarter-by-quarter preview of the 2022 Rolex Monte Carlo Masters. Novak Djokovic plays his first big tournament of the year, as the number one seed, Alexander Zverev is on the opposite side as the #2 seed. Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and semifinalist Casper Ruud round out the top-4. Carlos Alca...

Gill Gross answers your comments on Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Iga Swiatek and more, as the tour moves ahead to clay season. 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: htt...

Carlos Alcaraz has captured his first Masters 1000 trophy at Miami 2022, at 18 years old, becoming the 3rd-youngest ever to win a title of that magnitude, beating Casper Ruud in the final. Gill discusses the Alcaraz hype, how he dominated first serve points against Ruud, how Ruud tried to change his game to beat the Spaniard and what Casper must do to take the next step on hardcourt. CORRECTION: C...

Gill Gross weighs in on emerging topics at the Miami Open 2022, including: how Nick Kyrgios dominated Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas's defense and dominance over Alex de Minaur, Jannik Sinner's gritty wins and the surprisingly slow court condidtions. Then, Cracked Racquets Host Alex Gruskin joins the show to discuss the Sunshine Nightmare for Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz's year-end champ...

Gill Gross responds to your comments on: Ash Barty's surprising retirement, Rafael Nadal's injury diagnoses of a stress fracture in his rib, Jenson Brooksby's racquet throw and the ATP's reluctance to punish, areas for improvement for Carlos Alcaraz, Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka's comebacks in Marbella, Miami's football stadium setup and more! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co...

Quarter-by-quarter preview of the 2022 Miami Open with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matches and predictions. Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini are the top seeds--- but the ATP Tour is feeling particularly wide open right now in the absence of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger Aliassime, Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev have a...

Taylor Fritz won his first Master 1000 title and he did it at his home tournament at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Fritz defeated Rafael Nadal in the final. Nadal was on a 20-match unbeaten streak to begin 2022. Both players came in with injuries--- Gill Gross discusses how they ended up affecting the match, how Fritz conquered his greatest weakness, why the American's backhand...

Gill Gross answers your comments as Indian Wells 2022 gets underway: 00:00 Intro 1:10 Russian Ban 9:05 Big 2/3/4 15:20 Djokovic inactivity 16:45 Gill's tennis viewing 20:10 Djokovic's late withdrawal 27:08 Nadal foot injury 31:00 Sinner slam potential 34:08 Sinner vs. Alcaraz 35:29 Working in tennis 36:47 WTA inconsistency 40:15 Medvedev vs. Alcaraz 43:43 Anticipation 46:35 Coaching changes 48:08...

Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are the top-4 seeds at Indian Wells 2022 after Novak Djokovic's withdrawal. Also included are hot young guns Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger Aliassime, defending champion Cameron Norrie. Gill Gross gives quarter-by-quarter previews and predictions including dark horses, upset alerts and popcorn matches. Prize Picks for Indian We...