On this Canada Masters Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: thoughts on Alexander Zverev's interview on the Nothing Major podcast, the decline of slice backhands, how two-week Masters are hurting the fan and player experience, Jannik Sinner's return of serve, Carlos Alcaraz on fast hardcourts, Alexander Bublik on clay, are non-top players more boring nowadays, how can we compare eras responsibly in regards to Sincaraz vs. Big 3 questions, is Arthur Fils underrated, takeaway from Joao Fonseca's early Canada loss, Daniil Medvedev's decline, the next 1st slam winner, the verbal altercation between Ben Shelton and Flavio Cobolli, Sinner's netrushing, Apostolos's return to the Tsitsipas box and why tennis interviews are better on podcasts.
0:00 Intro
2:24 Zverev Interview
7:30 Top-5 Sports Rivalries
11:00 Decline of Slice
14:55 Humidity
17:20 2-Week Masters
29:25 Sinner’s Return
35:45 Alcaraz Fast HC
37:52 Bublik on Clay
39:30 Boring Players?
42:08 Sincaraz vs Big3
50:15 Fils Underrated
51:20 Fonseca Loss
54:03 Medvedev Struggles
56:58 Next Slam Winner
59:00 Shelton-Cobolli Fight
1:02:50 Sinner Netrushing
1:05:44 Apostolos Returns
1:07:52 Tennis Interviewing
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