Monday Match Analysis
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
Episodes
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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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 ...
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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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Carlos Alcaraz's feel good title in Monte Carlo, beating a banged up Lorenzo Musetti in the final. We'll discuss Musetti's physical woes, the critical start of the 2nd set and how Alcaraz used his soft skills and positive attitude to ascend to the lead, why his drop shot is most effective on clay and why Musetti's return strategy is a good matchup for Alcaraz.
0:00 Intro
2:15 Musetti Ph...
On the Mailbag, Monte Carlo 2025 edition, Gill Gross starts by addressing Novak Djokovic's shock loss to Alejandro Tabilo and then answers your comments, including: why did the ATP Challenger Tour partner with Tennis Channel, explaining the har-tru surface of Charleston and Houston, title runs last week from Jenson Brooksby and Flavio Cobolli, why is Monte Carlo non-mandatory, takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz’s GQ Spain interview, Iga...
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross examines the 2025 Monte Carlo men's singles draw quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud are the top seeds.
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On this episode of Three— The Tennis Show, Joel, Gill and Amy break down the closely contested Miami Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Jakub Mensik. They also assess Mensik’s technical and tactical game and examine whether Carlos Alcaraz has a problem heading into clay season.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Djokovic’s Form
17:40 Mensik Magic
34:38 Alcaraz Patch
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross reacts to Jakub Mensik's 7-6 7-6 win over Novak Djokovic in the 2025 Miami Open. A first title for the 19-year old in spectacular fashion, and a disappointment for Djokovic on the hunt for his 100th career title. We'll talk storylines, how the tiebreaks played out, why Mensik has shown early tiebreak mastery, break down the battle between the Mensik serve and the Djokovic return, how Mensik turn...
Top-American Taylor Fritz battled 19-year old Jakub Mensik in the 2025 Miami Open semifinals. The Czech was seeking his 1st career Masters 1000 final. Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov met for a 14th time in the 2025 Miami Open semifinal. Djokovic playing the tournament for the first time since 2019 and Dimitrov defending points from last year's final. Gill Gross breaks down both matches.
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On the Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments about the struggles of Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, the transition from Indian Wells to Miami, the ATP's solution to tennis ball uniformity, the big picture of Jack Draper's career and more.
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0:00 Intro
2:50 Alcaraz Loss
11:30 Sinner Absence
14:05 Medvedev Issues
23:17 IW Miami Trans...
Gill Gross dissects the bombshell class action lawsuit filed by the PTPA (Professional Players Association) targeting the ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA. We'll try to answer all the essential questions: Why is the lawsuit happening, what does it claim, do the complaints have merit, and how might this play out longterm? I am not an employee of the ATP, nothing I say represents the ATP… I am sometimes contracted by the ATP for commentary se...
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews Miami Open 2025 quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. The top seed is a slumping Alexander Zverev, 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz is the two-seed followed by American hope Taylor Fritz and 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic.
0:00 Intro
3:03 Zverev Quarter
10:48 Fritz Quarter
17:30 Djokovic Quarter
24:15 Alcaraz Quarter
31:40 Final Weekend
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross interviews Joao Fonseca hours after he won his 3rd title of the season at the Phoenix Challenger 175. Then, we'll get into Jack Draper's emphatic win over Holger Rune to capture his first career Masters 1000 title at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. We'll discuss Draper's tactics and forehand development in particular. We'll break down the final in Phoenix, where Fonseca outdueled Alex...
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross runs through storylines and matches from week 1 at Indian Wells 2025. We'll start with a follow up on conditions since the organizers changed the court. Following that, we'll discuss Novak Djokovic's upset defeat to Botic Van De Zandschulp and Alexander Zverev's rough day against Tallon Griekspoor. But were those upsets more surprising/disappointing than Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev and Felix Auge...
On a bonus Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by Tom Corrie Lead Analyst at TennisViz to discuss the data behind Joao Fonseca's big forehand, Denis Shapovalov's resurgence, Daniil Medvedev's physicality, Carlos Alcaraz technique changes to serve and backhand, Stefanos Tsitsipas's big Dubai with new racket, why Felix Auger-Aliassime is the current tour wins leader and lastly, what makes Tomas Machac special?
00:00 Intro
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews Indian Wells 2025 quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. The top seeds are Alexander Zverev, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, 2022 champion Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud.
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Stefanos Tsitsipas's splashy Dubai title run, making news early by unveiling a new racquet and finishing the week with victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime for a maiden ATP 500 title. We'll talk about why Tsitsipas didn't need to hit any backhands on the big points, why the racquet change could help him and the overall significance of the title. Then, we'll discuss Tomas Machac's triumph ...
From assessing rising stars Joao Fonseca and Learner Tien to a look at the US Open's new mixed doubles format to thoughts on Therapeutic Use Exemptions, Enjoy the latest episode of "Three -- The Tennis Show." with Gill, Amy, and Joel.
00:00 Intro
00:30 No. 1 Tien
18:58 No. 2 Doubles
35:00 No. 3 TUEs
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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down Andrey Rublev's victory over Jack Draper in the Doha final. We'll discuss the close margins involved in the title run, Rublev's mental journey and tactics in the final. We'll then go over the final in Rio, where Sebastian Baez made it back-to-back titles in the Brazilian capital with a win over Alexandre Muller.
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On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments about the Jannik Sinner anti-doping violation saga that has culminated in a settlement between he and WADA and a 3-month suspension. We discuss how the system could or could not be overhauled, the differences between recent Clostebol cases, why Umberto Ferrara wasn't punished and is now with Matteo Berrettini, the prevalence of TUEs on tour, the low concertation argument,...
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