About this episode
On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: breaking down Grigor Dimitrov's win over Carlos Alcaraz, why has Alcaraz gone without a title since Wimbledon, do I miss being a fan of tennis instead of an analyst, what should be done now that numerous players have complained about the tennis balls, has the Alcaraz fear factor gone away, who would win in a cage fight between Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios, how did Ben Shelton beat Jannik Sinner in Shanghai, things I learned about top-10 players this year, should Alcaraz be less focused on year-end number one, is Alcaraz putting too much in his schedule, why is Bryan Shelton's coaching more accepted than other fathers on tour such as Christian Ruud, Apostolos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev Sr., and finally thoughts on Novak Djokovic's response to Rafael Nadal's "frustrated" comments. 00:00 Intro 02:05 Dimitrov d. Alcaraz 13:50 Alcaraz Struggles 20:27 Analysts vs. Fan 24:00 Tennis Balls 29:13 Alcaraz Fear Factor 31:00 Medvedev vs. Kyrgios MMA 32:37 Shelton d. Sinner 36:47 Alcaraz Stock 40:45 Top-10 Takeaways 43:47 Alcaraz No. 1 Push 48:05 Alcaraz Scheduling 51:45 Bryan Shelton Coaching 56:52 Djokovic's Response to Rafa 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.