About this episode
On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your questions, including: why isn't anything being done in Simona Halep's doping case, why Russia-Ukraine tensions are more prominent on the WTA Tour, will Daniil Medvedev be a contender at Wimbledon, who is the next Stan Wawrinka, is Dominic Thiem showing promise again, is it easier to beat Carlos Alcaraz in earlier rounds, why was Aslan Karatsev struggling before Madrid, is the two week Masters format good or bad, would tennis be improved if there was only one serve, why has Denis Shapovalov stalled, how has Stefanos Tsitsipas changed mentally, how do you become a ballperson, should there be Best of Five at Masters, are college tennis players disadvantaged by hard court exclusivity? 00:00 Intro 00:39 Halep Doping Case 06:34 Russia-Ukraine on Tour 08:59 Medvedev at Wimbledon 11:24 Next Stan Wawrinka 14:29 Thiem Madrid 16:39 Round 1 Alcaraz 19:10 Aslan Karatsev 27:55 Two-Week Masters 30:29 One-Serve Tennis 33:35 Denis Shapovalov 39:47 Stefanos Tsitsipas 41:43 Becoming a Ballboy 42:49 Bo5 in Masters 43:55 Hardcourts in College Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters, the Official Coffee Of Monday Match Analysis... use code GILLGROSS25 for 25% off your first order: https://evansbrotherscoffee.com/collections/coffee AUDIO PODCAST FEEDS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5c3VXnLDVVgLfZuGk3yxIF?si=AQy9oRlZTACoGr5XS3s_yg Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/monday-match-analysis/id1432259450?mt=2 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.