About this episode
On the Australian Open 2025 First Round Mailbag, Gill Gross starts by discussing the future prospects of Joao Fonseca, before getting into your comments, including: is Carlos Alcaraz's new serve technique good, what were the surprises of Round One, how is Kei Nishikori so good in 5-setters, why did Daniil Medvedev go five sets with someone outside the top-400, Nick Kyrgios already talking retirement after his loss to Fearnley, Felix Auger-Aliassime's positive form, is prime Naomi Osaka a threat today, Stefanos Tsitsipas says he has improved despite results and much much more. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Fonseca Longterm 15:15 Draper vs. Kokkinakis 16:48 1R Surprises 20:00 Alcaraz New Serve 23:43 Analyzing Tips 25:00 Nishikori 5-Setters 26:15 Aussie Timezone 27:25 Hurkacz 28:10 One Serve 29:38 Tiafoe to Lulu 30:08 Madison Keys 31:40 Medvedev Scare 35:33 Djokovic Title Hopes 36:50 Kyrgios Retirement 39:25 YouTube Money 39:50 Novak Mental 40:15 WTA sliding 40:55 Empty Seats 41:20 Murray Coaching 42:42 Racket Evolution 45:00 Wii Broadcasts 46:45 Felix Form 49:28 Basavareddy Djokovic 50:30 Alex Michelsen 52:23 Tien or Basavareddy 53:50 Prime Osaka 55:00 Serve Changes 55:38 Tsitsipas Regression 58:55 GMP Backhand 1:00:30 Sinner Serve 1:01:03 GMP improvements 1:01:45 Court Speed 1:03:22 Fonseca Development 1:05:33 Hurkacz Dimitrov H2H 1:08:22 Rec Player Aggression 1:10:15 Federer Gracefulness 1:11:11 Kyrgios Social Media IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ 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 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.