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On a special edition of Monday Match Analysis from New York, Gill Gross opens with reaction from the stunning upset of Carlos Alcaraz by Botic van de Zandschulp in last night's second round. Then in a notebook dump of sorts, we cover Daniil Medvedev's serve, Taylor Fritz's win over Matteo Berrettini, Alex De Minaur's health, US Open policy, Emma Raducanu's scheduling, Danielle Collins retirement, the chaotic mental games of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune who both exited early, and Lorenzo Mustti's hard court game.

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Getting the 2024 US Open kicked off with a pre-tournament Mailbag. Gill Gross answers your comments, including: injury and mental concerns for Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Jannik Sinner, fan movement in tennis, the Borolotti Clostebol case, Alex Michelesen's near default, US Open attendee tips and more!

0:00 Intro
2:41: Contender Issues
9:00 Marketing Djokovic
12:20 Fan Movement
17:50 Gameplanning Alcaraz & Djokovic
20:55 Bortolotti Case
24:55 Active top-10
29:20 Djokovic Motivation
32:35 Michelsen No Default
35:43 Staying Objective
38:11 US Open Routine
41:28 US Open Tips
45:33 1 Serve Rule
46:40 ATP American Rundown
49:01 Sinner Case Journalism
52:50 Ruud on HC

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CORRECTION: The Djokovic vs. Nadal match is 2nd on Chatrier Monday. I was misled by Twitter. Please don’t miss the match!
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill breaks down the 60th edition of Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic from Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games. What a fascinating circumstance this is: Djokovic hungry to win his first-ever Olympic gold medal, Nadal primed for peak performance after skipping Wimbledon to prepare for these games.

00:00 Intro
01:46 Nadal-Fucsovics Takeaways
09:30 Djokovic 1st Round
11:08 Nadal-Djokovic Preview
20:25 The Clay Effect
25:55 Tactics Overview
31:45 Retirement Outlooks

In a matchup that would determine Novak Djokovic's semifinals fate, Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune clashed in the final Round Robin match of the Green Group at the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...

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On Tuesday at the ATP Finals in Turin, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, the two hottest players in the world, locked horns in the round robin stage and delivered an epic. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...

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Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev faced off to open Red Group round robin play at the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...

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Coming into the match tied 2-2 overall, Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune opened their ATP Finals round robin campaigns on Sunday in Turin. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis...

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On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews and predicts the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, where the top-8 will do battle on the quickest conditions on tour. The Green Group features Novak Djokovic, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner, while the Red Group has Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev. We’ll also cover Ugo Humbert’s title in Metz and Adrian Mannarino’s perfect ending in Sofia.

00:00 Intro
01:30 Humbert Metz
06:25 Mannarino Sofia
08:25 Turin Intro
16:40 Green Group
24:23 Red Group
31:09 Final Weekend

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On this ATP Finals Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: how has Novak Djokovic's movement evolved in his career, what will happen when Jannik Sinner plays Djokovic on a hardcourt for the first time, who are the ATP stylistic equivalents for every WTA top-10 player, have Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev peaked, why might Carlos Alcaraz struggle on indoor hard court, has Djokovic's fitness improved, has the impact of on-court coaching been minimal, should TV broadcasts be using court-level cameras, is Sinner's physicality still a concern, can Iga Swiatek win a Wimbledon, why has Dominic Thiem's injury been harder to recover from than Zverev's, and is this the strongest ATP Finals field we've seen in a while.

00:00 Intro
01:25 Djokovic Movement
09:25 Sinner vs. Djokovic on Hard
12:08 WTA x ATP Comparisons
22:33 Zverev and Tsitsipas Peaked?
26:51 Alcaraz on Indoor Hard
28:28 Turin Serving
30:56: Alcaraz Longterm Health
33:00 Djokovic Fitness
36:58 Coaching Impact
40:57 Court-Level Camera
43:35 Sinner Physicality
45:20 Swiatek Wimbledon
48:55 Zverev vs. Thiem Recoveries
51:15 ATP Finals Field

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On this week's Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross reacts to Novak Djokovic's straight set win over Grigor Dimitrov in the Rolex Paris Masters final. We'll explain what was most impressive about Djokovic's title run and why Grigor Dimitrov has plenty to be proud of despite the loss. Then we'll look specifically at the final, pondering what went wrong for Dimitrov and taking a closer look at his mistakes. Finally, we'll break down Djokovic's slice and his depth, and why it's so important in this matchup.

00:00 Intro
00:53 Djokovic Takeaways
06:30 Dimitrov Takeaways
11:05 The Final
12:00 Dimitrov Struggles
16:23 Film: Service Breaks
23:39 Djokovic Slice
28:12 Djokovic Depth

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