Monday Match Analysis

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

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June 27, 2025 49 mins

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the men's singles at Wimbledon 2025. 1-seed Carlos Alcaraz enters on an 18-match win streak as back-to-back champion, 2-seed Jannik Sinner has been in the last three major finals, 3-seed Alexander Zverev has never made the quarterfinals here and 4-seed Jack Draper will replace Andy Murray as the contending home favorite at the All England Club. Much intrigue surrounds players such as No...

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down the grass 500 finals for the week, where Carlos Alcaraz won his 18th straight match over Jiri Lehecka to win his second Queen's Club title and Alexander Bublik got his first ever win over Daniil Medvedev to take his second Halle title.

0:00 Intro
0:45 Alcaraz Wins Queen's
2:45 Alcaraz def. Lehecka
16:00 Bublik def. Medvedev in Halle

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On the Coach’s Mailbag, Gill Gross is joined by Hugh Clarke, author of tennis analysis newsletter ThreadOfOrder to answer your comments. First, we discuss how grass could change the dynamics of Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner and why the development of Jakub Mensik’s forehand will be pivotal. Comments include: should young players only learn two-handers, which skills rule on grass, is eye dominance important, analysis of Alexander...

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On the Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments on Roland Garros 2025, including: has Novak Djokovic pushed his playstyle evolution to the maximum, is tennis destined for another era of dominance at the top, why was Aryna Sabalenka so salty after losing to Coco Gauff, was John McEnroe crazy to say Alcaraz and Sinner could beat Rafael Nadal on clay, why have I gone lukewarm on Holger Rune's future as a top-3 player, how will gr...

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On Monday Match Analysis, Hall-of-Fame tennis writer Steve Flink joins the show as we continue to digest Roland Garros 2025. Did Carlos Alcaraz pull off the greatest comeback in tennis history? How can the Spaniard’s clutchness be explained? What could Jannik Sinner try to get a better grasp on their critical head-to-head? Is being the 3rd-best player in the world worth it to Novak Djokovic? Where does the emergence of the New Two ...

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dives into one of the great spectacles we've seen on a tennis court. Carlos Alcaraz came back from the brink defeat to beat Jannik Sinner in the 2025 Roland Garros men's final, the longest in history. We'll examine the 4th set championship points, the 5th set conclusion and keys such as forehand effectiveness, Alcaraz's bravery under pressure and Sinner's fitness.

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The top-two seeds collided in the 2025 Roland Garros women's final, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...

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On a special edition of Monday Match Analysis, we’ll break down Jannik Sinner’s impressive straight set win over Novak Djokovic in the 2025 Roland Garros SF and we’ll preview the final it set up; for the 1st time ever Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will clash on championship Sunday at a slam. For audio only, the Alcaraz vs. Musetti post-match analysis will play at the end of the show.

0:45 Sinner def. Djokovic
6:00 More Dropshots
13:10 ...

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Roland-Garros '25 has reached crunchtime. What did we learn from Novak Djokovic's run to the semis and victory over Alexander Zverev? What does Djokovic need to do versus the relentless Jannik Sinner? How does one address the matchup between stylists Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti? What kind of statement did Aryna Sabalenka make in beating Iga Swiatek and how might Coco Gauff counter the world #?1 in the final? Join Gill, ...

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Alexander Zverev faced Novak Djokovic in the premiere men's quarterfinal of Roland Garros 2025. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross runs through the 2025 French Open men's quarterfinal lineup starting with Novak Djokovic vs. Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Bublik on the top half. Then, we'll hit Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul along with Frances Tiafoe vs. Lorenzo Musetti on the bottom half. We'll also cover notable 4th round results- Bublik's rousing upset over Jack Draper, Holger Rune getting worn down again...

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It's the Roland Garros 2025 2nd Round Show... a highly anticipated match between Jack Draper and Joao Fonseca was one-sided. What to make of it? We'll also discuss the following: Arthur Fils withdrew with a back injury, Jannik Sinner slammed Jiri Lehecka, Holger Rune survived a shaky performance vs. Quentin Halys, Tommy Paul won a consecutive 5-setter vs. Karen Khachanov, Alexei Popyrin looked strong against Nuno Borges, Frances Ti...

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It's the Roland Garros 2025 2nd Round Show... In Thursday's action, Henrique Rocha and Alexander Bublik each pulled off upset wins from down 2-0, against Jakub Mensik and Alex De Minaur Respectively. Joao Fonseca was dominant against Pierre Hughes-Herbert to set up a meeting with Jack Draper, who fended off a fluctuating Gael Monfils. Blisters are the only concern for Novak Djokovic who's tennis was rather blistering against Coren...

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On the Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments about Round 1 action at Roland Garros 2025. We discuss Francisco Cerundolo's surprise defeat to Gabrielle Diallo, where the ideal retirement ceremony for Novak Djokovic would be, 4-seed Taylor Fritz losing to Daniel Altmaier, how to beat Carlos Alcaraz on clay based on the Djokovic Olympics Strategy, thoughts on getting hate for predictions, Sebastian Baez's confounding results, ...

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross discusses two Saturday finals ahead of Roland Garros Day 1 before being joined by Abigail Johnson for the final installment of the French Open Power Rankings. First we'll cover Geneva, where Novak Djokovic won his historic 100th career title, beating Hubert Hurkacz in a tight final. Then, we'll hit on Flavio Cobolli's comprehensive Hamburg win over Andrey Rublev. Abigail joins to share her power...

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross works his way through the 2025 Roland Garros men's singles draw. Jannik Sinner is the top-seed having won the last two majors, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is opposite Sinner as the two-seed fresh off his Rome title, former finalist Alexander Zverev gets another crack at his first slam as the 3-seed and Taylor Fritz is the 4-seed. We'll go quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, ...

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dives into the blockbuster Rome 2025 Final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. We'll discuss Alcaraz's mighty clay resume and the multitude of streaks he's now ended for Sinner. We'll talk about missed opportunities for Sinner in the 1st set, the factors that swung the tiebreak towards the Spaniard, a level raise from Alcaraz headlined by spectacular variety and movement. Then, in the note...

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The top rivalry in tennis is renewed in the 2025 Rome Final. Jannik Sinner looks to win his home Masters 1000 in a triumphant return from suspension, while Carlos Alcaraz tries to put a stake in the clay and beat his arch rival for a 4th consecutive match. On the show, we'll talk about Sinner's beatdown against Casper Ruud and comeback win over Tommy Paul in the semifinals. We'll cover Alcaraz's victory over crowd-favorite Lorenzo ...

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Join Gill and Joel for the latest edition of "Three -- The Tennis Show," as they take a deep dive with a special guest, longstanding tennis journalist Christopher Clarey, to discuss his exciting new book: The Warrior: Rafael Nadal And His Claycourt Kingdom.

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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 Co...

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