Monday Match Analysis

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments after the 2024 French Open. We'll discuss Carlos Alcaraz's big match play, his cramping, his best surface and his serve. We'll address Alexander Zverev type 1 diabetes condition, his grass court struggles and the settlement in his Domestic Abuse case. Other topics include Holger Rune, Naomi Osaka on grass, Big 3 Obsessions, Roland Garros TV Rights, RG night sessions and the equal pay debate and much more. Note to podcast listeners: I know the timestamps on these shows are off the mark. I along with Bleav are working to find solutions but right now there's nothing I can do. Two hours is a long show and I wish the timestamps were on point. Sorry. 00:00 Intro 1:25 Big Match Alcaraz 10:15 Alcaraz Cramping 12:35 Slam Runner-Ups 16:08 Inner Game of Tennis 21:55 Match Live Streams 24:14 Osaka on Grass 31:05 Rune Status 36:22 Serve and Volley 38:51 Tactical Masterclass 43:43 Tennis Hall-of-Fame 47:29 French Open TV Rights 52:34 Big 3 Obsession 56:05 Zverev Diabetes 1:02:12 Zverev Grass 1:03:35 Alcaraz Best Surface 1:06:17 My Set Today 1:08:50 Alcaraz Serve 1:12:53 Equal Pay Debate 1:19:35 RG Night Sessions 1:26:27 Tennis Tribalism 1:30:08 Experience Overrated 1:34:27 Zverev DV Settlement 1:44:06 New WTA COO 1:46:36 Medjedovic Grass 1:47:55 Medvedev AO Scar 1:50:20 Ruud Grass Schedule 1:54:25 Wilander Takes Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Steve Flink to discuss Roland Garros 2024. We’ll get into Carlos Alcaraz’s surface versatility and his tactics against Alexander Zverev. We’ll dive into the key moments in the men’s final including the controversial double fault overrule. And we’ll talk about Zverev’s chances to ever win a slam? Then, we dive into the semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and new No. 1 Jannik Sinner. We discuss what Sinner could have done better and the future of their rivalry. We take stock of Novak Djokovic after some gritty wins in Paris followed by knee injury, and decisions coming regarding Wimbledon and the Olympics. We’ll also hit on Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud. 00:00 Intro 2:45 Alcaraz & Zverev 29:57 Jannik Sinner 49:30 Daniil Medvedev 53:38 Stefanos Tsitsipas 59:18 Casper Ruud 1:01:33 Novak Djokovic Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Carlos Alcaraz's come-from-behind five-set win over Alexander Zverev in the 2024 Roland Garros final to win his first title in Paris and his 3rd major overall. We'll go over Alcaraz's tactical variety, his fearlessness under pressure and his fighting spirit. We'll also cover Zverev's nerve management, the success he had in the 2nd and 3rd sets and the controversial line call that has some fans claiming he was robbed. 00:00 Intro 5:00 Alcaraz Tactics 10:00 Alcaraz Variety 16:00 Film Study 23:50 Alcaraz Cojones 28:33 Zverev Nerves 35:40 Zverev Success 40:55 Serving 42:46 Line Call Robbery Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz played their most important match to date at Roland Garros 2024 in the semifinal. Gill Gross breaks it down. In the second men's semifinal, Alexander Zverev took down an ailing Casper Ruud. We'll cover that before jumping into a preview of the final: first French Open title on the line for the winner of Alcaraz vs. Zverev. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Gill Gross is joined by Noah Eagle, the play-by-play voice for NBC’s coverage of Roland Garros. We’ll talk about the upcoming Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini women’s final, the rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic’s run in Paris and how his injury affects the rest of the season, what it’s like to work with John McEnroe and Mary Carillo, what is the key to broadcasting tennis and what are the best tennis books. Before that, Gill recaps Swiatek’s semifinal win over Coco Gauff. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Swiatek d. Gauff 06:13 Noah on Swiatek vs. Paolini 24:50 Alcaraz & Sinner 33:55 Novak Djokovic Talk 43:35 McEnroe and Carillo 50:10 Broadcasting Tennis 1:02:28 Tennis Books Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Gill Gross previews the 2024 Roland Garros semifinals. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner play their most important match to date. Plus, Alexander Zverev looks to get over the semifinal hump against 2X reigning finalist Casper Ruud. A new French Open champion will be crowned on Sunday. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Sinner vs. Alcaraz 16:10 Zverev d. De Minaur 20:22 Zverev vs. Ruud Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On the first day Roland Garros Men's Quarterfinals, Carlos Alcaraz faced Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner took on Grigor Dimitrov. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Abigail Johnson joins Gill Gross to preview all four men's quarterfinal matches at Roland Garros 2024. We'll hit on some of the 4th round matches as well. Jannik Sinner and Grigor Dimitrov will contest the first quarterfinal in a Miami Open rematch, Alexander Zverev has survived a couple five-setter to set up a meeting with Alex De Minaur on his career-best run in Paris. Carlos Alcaraz will look to stay undefeated against Stefanos Tsitsipas, and defending champion Novak Djokovic eyes two-time finalist Casper Ruud. 00:00 Intro 05:15 Djokovic vs. Ruud 18:30 Alcaraz vs. Tsitsipas 32:03 Sinner vs. Dimitrov 45:37 Zverev vs. De Minaur 1:01:45 Surbiton! Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On tales from the booth, Gill Gross deep dives Novak Djokovic's comeback win against Lorenzo Musetti and covers the state of doubles, Carlos Alcaraz's excellent form, alcohol being banned at Roland Garros matches, Andrey Rublev's meltdown, the excellent match between Daniil Medvedev and Tomas Machac and Alexander Zverev's narrow escape against Tallon Griekspoor. 00:00 Intro 02:00 State Doubles 03:45 Draw Check 05:30 Rublev Loss 10:38 Djokovic def. Musetti 31:41 Alcohol Ban 40:13 Medvedev vs. Machac 44:42 Alcaraz Form 52:30 Zverev Escapes Griekspoor Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Tales From The Booth, Gill Gross runs through 2nd round storylines and matches for Roland Garros 2024. The thrilling Iga Swiatek vs. Naomi Osaka match is rightly dominating the buzz. We'll also cover Novak Djokovic's performance through two rounds, Karen Khachanov's shocking upset by Jozef Kovalik, why Jannik Sinner's win over Richard Gasquet was worrisome for the Italian, how Holger Rune escaped a 5-0 deficit in a 5th set tiebreak against Flavio Cobolli, and finally Grigor Dimitrov's clean victory over Fabian Marozsan. On Tales From The Booth, Gill Gross runs through 2nd round storylines and matches for Roland Garros 2024. The thrilling Iga Swiatek vs. Naomi Osaka match is rightly dominating the buzz. We'll also cover Novak Djokovic's performance through two rounds, Karen Khachanov's shocking upset by Jozef Kovalik, why Jannik Sinner's win over Richard Gasquet was worrisome for the Italian, how Holger Rune escaped a 5-0 deficit in a 5th set tiebreak against Flavio Cobolli, and finally Grigor Dimitrov's clean victory over Fabian Marozsan. 00:00 Intro 01:45 Swiatek vs. Osaka 19:15 Novak Djokovic 22:15 Khachanov Loss 23:00 Sinner Status 27:14 Rune Beats Cobolli 34:06 Grigor Dimitrov Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross wraps up Round One of the French Open by answering your comments, including: thoughts on French 20-year old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, what does Nick Kyrgios's comeback mean for tennis, should Terence Atmane have been defaulted, how does Holger Rune's mental game compare with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, did Alcaraz play well against JJ Wolf, is Sinner similar to Novak Djokovic on clay, how does Sebastian Baez compare to Diego Schwartzman, is Matteo Berrettini likely to get back to the top-10, why is Jack Draper struggling, is Casper Ruud smart to play Geneva before RG, are there any concerns with Iga Swiatek ahead of her title defense and does young teenage success usually translate to future pro success? 00:00 Intro 04:40 Giovanni Mpetchi Perricard 11:53 Kyrgios Comeback 16:50 Atmane Incident 21:26 Rune Mental Game 26:48 Alcaraz Forehand/Injury 30:55 Djokovic vs. Sinner Clay 36:36 Baez - Schwarzman Comp 40:16 Berrettini Outlook 43:42 Draper Struggles 47:50 Ruud Geneva 52:28 Swiatek Concerns 57:50 Teenage Success Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Rafael Nadal battled 4-seed Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros 2024, in what could be his final time playing the major he won a record 14 times. Gill Gross breaks down the first round matchup that dropped everyone's jaws when the draw came out. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On tales from the booth, Gill Gross talks about why he picked Jannik Sinner to win the French Open despite underwhelming past clay court results and the hip injury. Why he's adding Brandon Nakashima to the dark horse list after calling his first round win on TC Plus. Analyzing Andy Murray vs. Stan Wawrinka. Terence Atmane's temper doesn't cost him this time and Rome finalist Nicolas Jarry's upset defeat. 00:00 Intro 03:43 Sinner Contendership 22:40 Brandon Nakashima 30:30 Murray vs. Wawrinka 37:30 Atmane Incident 39:52 Jarry Upset Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by lead analyst at Tennis Viz Tom Corrie for Part 2 of the 2024 Roland Garros Preview. In this conversation, we'll look at cutting edge data to breakdown the top contenders in Paris, answering pressing questions such as: what is Jannik Sinner's biggest weakness, has Carlos Alcaraz's serve improved at all, what explains Grigor Dimitrov's resurgence, why is Stefanos Tsitsipas so much better on clay, what has Casper Ruud adjusted in his game to improve results, is Holger Rune playing with too much aggression, what is the state of Rafael Nadal's game, is Alexander Zverev's forehand performing how he wants and finally where has Novak Djokovic most declined in what has so far been a down season? 00:00 Intro 3:30 Jannik Sinner 10:42 Carlos Alcaraz 16:56 Grigor Dimitrov 23:05 Stefanos Tsitsipas 28:32 Casper Ruud 32:03 Holger Rune 36:54 Rafael Nadal 40:42 Alexander Zverev 43:55 Novak Djokovic Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2024 French Open men's singles draw with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups, quarterfinal and final weekend predictions. Novak Djokovic is the number one seed looking for his first title of the year. 2-seed Jannik Sinner has battled a hip injury but arrives with sparkling results in 2024. 3-seeded Carlos Alcaraz also brings injury concerns into the tournament. Fourth seed Alexander Zverev comes in off a triumph in Rome. The unpredictable lead-in to Roland Garros has many wondering if a first-time slam champion could emerge such as Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas or Andrey Rublev. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Overview 03:55 Djokovic Q 10:25 Zverev Q 18:08 Alcaraz Q 28:32 Sinner Q 34:23 Final Weekend Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

It is being called the most wide open Roland Garros men's singles events in two decades, and it surely is. Enter, the power rankings! This system is meant to rank title contenders based on past performance only: I look at 2024 clay results, the season as a whole, past attempts on the Paris clay, best-of-five resume and more. These rankings are more objective than predictions: my personal opinion of what could happen in the future is left out of it, although I will share those opinions at the end. Once the draw comes out, strength of opponent and stylistic matchups will influence predictions, in addition to subjective observation; this is why there is often a discrepancy in Power Rankings and Predictions. This edition of the Power Rankings come with plenty of intrigue: where will Alexander Zverev land after winning Rome? What is to be made of a struggling Novak Djokovic or an injured duo of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner? How about Monte Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and back-to-back RG finalist Casper Ruud? 00:00 Intro 02:37 Honorable Mentions 05:33 Next Out 13:10 No. 10 15:00 No. 9 16:45 No. 8 19:08 No. 7 22:19 No. 6 25:18 No. 5 28:03 No. 4 32:00 No. 3 34:48 No. 2 37:35 No. 1 43:50 Conclusions Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross delves into the Rome final between Alexander Zverev and Nicolas Jarry. We'll talk about why the match wasn't as close as the scoreline, why it was a bad matchup for Jarry and how Zverev serves a higher 1st serve percentage than anyone else. We'll also evaluate Zverev's Roland Garros title chances and take stock of Jarry as a player. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross is joined by Jimmy Arias to discuss Danielle Collins' incredible surge, the ATP landscape shifting and Novak Djokovic's comments on motivation, before delving into viewer questions, including: is Rafael Nadal actually going to retire in 2024, should Roland Garros have given Dominic Thiem a wildcard, which Roland Garros title contender can take advantage of uncertainty within the top-4 (Tsitsipas? Zverev? Ruud?), is there too much Jack Draper hype, what is the future of technique, is there more complaining on tour these days, how can Taylor Fritz level up his game, Andy Murray has switched to a Yonex EZONE 100 and why might Alexander Zverev have such a poor record against Stefanos Tsitsipas? Jimmy Arias is a former world #5, the director of player development at the IMG Academy, and an analysts for Tennis Channel and other outlets. 00:00 Intro 02:26 Danielle Collins 16:37 ATP Generation Shift 21:16 Djokovic Motivation 25:33 Will Nadal Retire 30:19 Thiem Wildcard Snub 35:14 RG Title Contenders 41:54 Jack Draper Hype 46:06 Future of Technique 51:40 Complaining on Tour 52:25 Fritz-Rublev Comp 54:14 Murray to Yonex 56:08 Tsitsipas vs. Zverev H2H Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill breaks down blowout wins over Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal by Alejandro Tabilo and Hubert Hurkacz respectively, at the 2024 Rome Masters. We'll analyze both matches, plus address the water bottle incident and Roland Garros prospects. Lastly, we'll take a fresh look at the Rome draw with the Round of 16 stage ahead. 00:00 Intro 02:53 Water Bottle Incident 05:20 Djokovic Concern Meter 08:40 Tabilo Match Analysis 18:40 Nadal-Hurkacz Analysis 25:55 Nadal Shortcomings 34:15 Rome Draw Notes Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross unpacks Dominic Thiem's legacy and why the reaction to his retirement should be celebration, not regret. Then, we get to your comments: is Thiem quitting too soon, would Thiem have returned to peak form if the wrist injury never happened, are the injuries on tour a result of a poor calendar, who would be the Roland Garros Frankenstein, thoughts on Diego Schwartzman and Camilla Giorgi retirement developments, should excessive grunting be outlawed, what explains the decline in Daniil Medvedev's serve, why were top players so inconsistent at Roland Garros in the late 90s early 2000s? At the end of this podcast, we review the Challengers Movie. 00:00 Intro 00:55 Thiem's Legacy 16:30 Thiem's Decision 19:05 Imagine No Wrist Injury 26:14 Calendar and Injuries 34:20 RG Frankenstein 37:40 Schwartzman & Giorgi Retirements 42:10 Excessive Grunting 48:16 Medvedev Serve Decline 54:36 Early 2000s Inconsistency 1:03:35 Challengers Review Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe