Muscular Sinner, Fonseca Bumps, Career in Tennis Media & Rome 2025 | Mailbag
On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: are Joao Fonseca's recent losses concerning, thoughts on Jannik Sinner's Rome comeback and his more muscular frame, the best player who hasn't won a big title now that Casper Ruud has won Madrid, does a career in tennis media ever make me sick of tennis, Denis Shapovalov's slump, Masters 1000 chaos, Adrian Mannarino's bizarre results swings, Holger Rune's upset loss to Corentin Moutet, Novak Djokovic's participation in Geneva.
Correction: when answering the top-100 question, I had the race pulled up... some players mentioned are inside the top-100 rankings.
0:00 Intro
2:00 IG Rapid Fire
20:45 Best Without Big Title
24:15 Career in Tennis
29:35 Muscular Sinner
32:45 Classiness vs Friction
36:21 Shapovalov Slump
40:56 M1000 Chaos
42:58 Adrian Mannarino
47:45 Moutet def Rune
50:40 Djokovic Geneva
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The biggest Monday Match Analysis ever? First, Gill Gross breaks down Casper Ruud's first Masters 1000 triumph over Jack Draper in Madrid. Then, we'll hit the French Open Power Rankings with results from the second clay Masters in. Then, we'll go to mailbag questions, including: did Carlos Alcaraz's Netflix doc reveal a problematic partying habit, will Jannik Sinner play well coming back from his 3-month suspension and is it time to accept severe Novak Djokovic decline. Then, we'll go to the quarter-by-quarter Rome Preview. Sinner returns as the top-seed with Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz. Finally, Gill talks about his observations and experiences at the Aix-En-Provence Challenger where Borna Coric defeated Stan Wawrinka for the title.
0:00 Intro
1:15 Ruud def Draper Madrid
24:07 French Open Power Rankings
29:45 Alcaraz Doc/Partying
39:40 Big 3 Tactics
44:47 Djokovic Slump
51:40 Alcaraz vs. Wawrinka
55:40 Sinner Is Back
1:02:25 Rome Preview
1:04:10 Sinner Q
1:08:20 Fritz Q
1:12:01 Alcaraz Q
1:16:43 Zverev Q
1:20:24 Final Weekend
1:21:40 Aix Challenger
1:27:35 Tales From Aix
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Why Can't Swiatek Beat Ostapenko, Rising Rune 2.0 & Djokovic in Madrid | Three Ep. 169
From Iga Swiatek’s toughest matchup to Holger Rune’s resurgence to the state of Novak Djokovic, the latest edition of “Three – The Tennis Show” touches on a wide range of topics. Join Gill, Amy, and Joel for a lively look.
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Ostapenko-Swiatek
29:15 Holger Rune
42:06 Djokovic Madrid Preview
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French Open POWER RANKINGS & Madrid Preview + Predictions | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross offers up his first installment of the annual French Open Power Rankings, a results-based ranking of title contenders. Then, we'll dive into the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open Masters 1000 draw quarter-by-quarter with upset alerts, dark horses, early popcorn matchups and predictions. The top seeds are Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Power Rankings
3:40 10-5
11:00 4-1
16:25 Madrid Intro
18:40 Zverev Quarter
24:52 Fritz Quarter
33:15 Djokovic Quarter
45:30 Final Weekend
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Rune Beats Alcaraz to Win Barcelona, Zverev Regains Form in Munich | Monday Match Analysis #atp
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross talks Holger Rune's best week in over two years, which culminated in his straight-set win over Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 Barcelona Final. Plus, Alexander Zverev was back to his best self in a dominant Munich performance against Ben Shelton.
0:00 Intro
0:40 Rune Barcelona
4:00 Rune Improvements
9:30 Final vs. Alcaraz
22:35 Zverev Finds Form
26:51 Munich Final
29:40 Shelton Notes
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The most in-depth tennis analysis on the internet. Draw previews, match breakdowns, breaking news, comment mailbags and more. Gill Gross is a broadcaster for Tennis Channel, US Open Radio, Cracked Racquets and UC San Diego. He graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support
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