Monday Match Analysis

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross works his way through the 2025 Australian Open men's singles draw. Jannik Sinner is the top-seed and defending champion, opposite world No. 2 Alexander Zverev, 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, who could become the youngest man to ever win the Career Grand Slam. Last year's AO finalist Daniil Medvedev also shares a quarter with...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross shouts out Jiri Lehecka and Alexandre Muller for their title runs before delving into Reilly Opelka's splashy win over Novak Djokovic on his title run in Brisbane, Coco Gauff's second straight win over troublesome rival Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz's high-quality victory over Hubert Hurkacz to secure the United States its second United Cup title in three years....

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: who will have a better upcoming season between Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, why don't top tennis juniors go to college, why are there so many tier 3 players in the ATP, why was Roger Federer's movement great, how would peak Tomas Berdych fare nowadays, how are modern short players succeeding on the tour, does Gill get tired of watchi...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross welcomes his childhood coach Chris Lewit to the program to discuss national development strategies that could explain Italy's tennis boom, Spain's 21st century dominance, Czech Republic's WTA empire and more. We'll also cover the 3-4-5 tactical system for shot selection and the NextGen forehand technique. Then, we'll get to your comments, including: how to impr...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross predicts the ATP year-end top-10 ahead of the 2025 season. Last year's top-10 finishers included Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic, Andrey Rublev, Alex De Minaur and Grigor Dimitrov. Holger Rune, Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini are poised to return to the top-10,...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Joao Fonseca's statement run at the ATP NextGen Finals in Jeddah, going undefeated and winning the trophy as the 8-seed and the youngest player in the field. We'll discuss his rapid improvements, and some standout keys to his win over Leanrer Tien in the final. We'll also rundown the rest of the field for some quick thoughts, including Alex Michelse...

On this edition of Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by TennisViz lead analyst Tom Corrie to discuss essential insights over the last season. We'll look at the objective ATP leaderboards isolating attack, defense, serve, return, backhand and forehand, looking to make sense of it all. If you are a data junky or simply interested in breaking down players at a granular level, this one is fo...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross and Alex Gruskin discuss the essential questions for every top ATP player heading into 2025. Part 2 covers players ranked 9 through 21: Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Tommy Paul, Holger Rune, Ugo Humbert, Jack Draper, Hubert Hurkacz, Lorenzo Musetti, Frances Tiafoe, Karen Khachanov, Arthur Fils and Ben Shelton. IG: https://www.instagram.co...

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...

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 bro...

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, Jaku...

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...

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 B...

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 importan...

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...

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 fo...

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...

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 2...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the Paris Masters quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. The top seeds for the final 1000 of the year are Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Paris Overview 07:18 Sinner’s Q 11:42 Zverev’s Q 18:17 Medvedev’s Q 25:26 Alcaraz Q 30:00 Final Weekend Subscribe t...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross reacts to first-time ATP 500 titles in Basel and Vienna, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Jack Draper. Perricard did not get broken in the final against Ben Shelton, or against any of his opponents for that matter. We'll discuss what makes the Frenchman special as a server and compare him to players of the past. Draper took out Karen Khachanov in straights with a...

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: will Matteo Berrettini be a top contender again, thoughts on the game of YouTube sensation Karue Sell, the state of the PTPA and the interview with Andy Roddick, Holger Rune's struggles, Aryna Sabalenka's move to world No. 1, a tribute for the now retired Dominic Thiem. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis conten...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill starts by specifying his stance that Six Kings Exhibition will be forgotten before diving into analysis of Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz. Then, we'll look at the race after Tommy Paul's title in Stockholm and discuss how he picked apart Grigor Dimitrov. Lastly, we'll break down how Roberto Bautista Agut's consistency was too much for Jiri Lehecka in Antwerp. 00:00...

On The Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: should the Six Kings Slam count in official record, why did Daniil Medvedev say he's never seen anyone play like Jannik Sinner played, how good would Nick Kyrgios be if he tried harder, what happened in the Peng Shuai disappearance aftermath, what we should takeaway from this year's Carlos Alcaraz vs. Sinner matches, Iga Swiatek's new co...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Jannik Sinner's straight set win over Novak Djokovic in the 2024 Shanghai Masters final. It was a second win of the season for Sinner over Djokovic and a 7th title overall. We'll discuss the big takeaways from the week, Sinner's dominance on serve in the matchup, the critical 1st set TB, Djokovic's physicality, Sinner's breakpoint stats, his runarou...

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross pays tribute to Rafael Nadal following the announcement of his retirement at this year’s Davis Cup. We’ll analyze why Nadal decided this was the right moment and what to expect in Malaga, Spain for the sendoff. Then, we’ll discuss quarterfinal results in Shanghai such as Tomas Machac’s takedown of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s win against Daniil Medvedev....