Monday Match Analysis

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

18-year old Joao Fonseca, making his major tournament debut at the 2025 Australian Open, beat 9-seed Andrey Rublev in three-sets in a highly anticipated first round match. In this breakdown and analysis, we'll discuss how Fonseca's signature groundstroke pace was too much for Rublev, why he's so much more than just a great forehand, why Brazil helps his cause and so much more. We'll end with some thoughts on Rublev's mental health comments in an interview with The Guardian. 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_/ 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross works his way through the 2025 Australian Open men's singles draw. Jannik Sinner is the top-seed and defending champion, opposite world No. 2 Alexander Zverev, 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, who could become the youngest man to ever win the Career Grand Slam. Last year's AO finalist Daniil Medvedev also shares a quarter with US Open finalist Taylor Fritz. In other storylines, Nick Kyrgios returns to play his first slam in two years and Joao Fonseca has dominated his way through the qualifying. We'll be naming dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions as always. 00:00 Intro 03:10 Sinner Quarter 11:40 Fritz Quarter 21:55 Alcaraz Quarter 30:36 Zverev Quarter 38:55 Final Weekend 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 Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join An exciting new way to support the channel. All you have to do is sign up for TennisTV, the official ATP streaming service, using this link: https://tnn.is/gillgross

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross shouts out Jiri Lehecka and Alexandre Muller for their title runs before delving into Reilly Opelka's splashy win over Novak Djokovic on his title run in Brisbane, Coco Gauff's second straight win over troublesome rival Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz's high-quality victory over Hubert Hurkacz to secure the United States its second United Cup title in three years. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Muller & Lehecka 03:15 Opelka Deep Dive 10:26 Djokovic Match 27:50 Gauff d. Swiatek 38:50 Iga’s MTO 44:25 Fritz d. Hurkacz 56:00 United Cup 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