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 Te...
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 Transition
26:33 Alcaraz Solutions
33:15 Tour Ball Solution
36:03 Cahill Theory
39:00 Draper Big Picture
42:06 Andreeva X Conchita
45:00 Ideal Serve
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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 services. My opinions are completely my own.
Below I'll attach official statements from the most relevant parties:
PTPA: "Tennis is broken," Ahmad Nassar, the executive director of the PTPA, said in a statement. "Behind the glamorous veneer that the defendants promote, players are trapped in an unfair system that exploits their talent, suppresses their earnings, and jeopardizes their health and safety."
WTA: “The PTPA’s action is both regrettable and misguided, and we will defend our position vigorously in due course. The WTA is fully committed to continuing to develop and evolve the structure and operations of professional women’s tennis, listening closely as always to the views of our players. Contesting this baseless legal case will divert time, attention, and resources from our core mission to the detriment of our players and the sport as a whole.”
ATP: "While ATP has remained focused on delivering reforms that benefit players at multiple levels, the PTPA has consistently chosen division and distraction through misinformation over progress.Five years on from its inception in 2020, the PTPA has struggled to establish a meaningful role in tennis, making its decision to pursue legal action at this juncture unsurprising."
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Miami Open 2025 PREVIEW + PREDICTIONS | Monday Match Analysis
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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Fonseca INTERVIEW, Draper Overpowers Rune to Win Indian Wells Title | Monday Match Analysis
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 Alexander Bublik in a couple tiebreaks and then end on a Phoenix Challenger notebook dump featuring Kei Nishikori, Flavio Cobolli, Rinky Hijikata and Brendon Holt.
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00:00 Intro
01:15 Fonseca Interview
14:15 Draper d. Rune
33:00 Semifinals
38:40 Phoenix Final
48:30 PHX Notebook Dump
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Indian Wells Week 1 NOTEBOOK DUMP (Djokovic, Zverev & Other Upsets) | Monday Match Analysis
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 Auger-Aliassime? We'll end on Nick Kyrgios's opening round retirement due to wrist pain and the social media trend of showing large doubles crowds on the ground before diving into "Tales From The Booth." On Tales, we get to Yosuke Watanuki, Learner Tien, Arthur Fils, Garbiel Diallo, Ben Shelton, Gael Monfils and Sebastien Korda, plus Jack Draper vs. Joao Fonseca.
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0:00 Intro
2:00 Conditions
8:00 Djokovic Upset
18:00 Griekspoor d. Zverev
21:50 Other Upsets
26:35 Predictions Update
29:00 Kyrgios Wrist
31:00 Doubles Crowds
33:50 TFTB Bublik-Watanuki
36:37 Navone-Tien
39:50 Fils-Diallo
42:25 Machac-Watanuki
46:35 Draper-Fonseca
49:30 Shelton-Navone
52:50 Monfils-Korda
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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