Who Should Nadal Want to Play First? (Brisbane 2024!) | Mailbag

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your questions, including: who should (and shouldn't) Rafael Nadal want to draw first round in his Brisbane return, what is the ideal scheduling to prepare for the Australian Open, what is the potential for NextGen champion Hamad Medjedovic, is Daniil Medvedev in his head about winning the same title twice, will Naomi Osaka return to slam contendership, will a Super Tour destroy the small tournaments, comparing the prospects of Sebastian Korda to Jack Draper, the forced silence during tennis points, is the ATP Finals format optimized, is it possible for someone to return with two hands and use a one-hander from the baseline, is Carlos Alcaraz's backhand underrated and more! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Nadal's Ideal Start 3:40 AO Prep 7:55 AO Balls 8:55 Hamad Medjedovich 13:12 Medvedev Title Defense 16:35 Naomi Osaka 19:25 Super Tour 24:12 Korda vs. Draper 27:12 Silence During Pts 32:32 ATP Finals Format 34:42 Alcaraz's Backhand 40:23 Future Stars 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.