A Horrendous Djokovic Prediction & Clay Storylines | Monte Mailbag
On the Mailbag, Monte Carlo 2025 edition, Gill Gross starts by addressing Novak Djokovic's shock loss to Alejandro Tabilo and then answers your comments, including: why did the ATP Challenger Tour partner with Tennis Channel, explaining the har-tru surface of Charleston and Houston, title runs last week from Jenson Brooksby and Flavio Cobolli, why is Monte Carlo non-mandatory, takeaways from Carlos Alcaraz’s GQ Spain interview, Iga Swiatek’s current slump, is the ATP currently wide open, moving on clay, Jack Draper on clay, comparing Jakub Mensik with Alexander Zverev, will Jannik Sinner play well when he returns in Rome, and MORE.
0:00 Intro
0:45 Djokovic
10:25 Challenger TV
16:05 Har Tru vs. Clay
18:20 Cobolli & Brooksby
24:17 MC Non Mandatory
27:30 Alcaraz GQ Interview
32:50 Swiatek Slump
41:05 Wide Open ATP
44:55 Alcaraz Longterm
48:46 Clay Movement
50:56 Draper Clay
53:00 Mensik-Zverev Comp
55:57 Davidovich Fokina
1:00:15 Sinner Return
1:01:38 Ben Shelton
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Monte Carlo Masters 2025 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross examines the 2025 Monte Carlo men's singles draw quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud are the top seeds.
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Djokovic's Bittersweet Miami, Mensik's Magic and Alcaraz's Form | Three Ep. 168
On this episode of Three— The Tennis Show, Joel, Gill and Amy break down the closely contested Miami Open men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Jakub Mensik. They also assess Mensik’s technical and tactical game and examine whether Carlos Alcaraz has a problem heading into clay season.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Djokovic’s Form
17:40 Mensik Magic
34:38 Alcaraz Patch
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Mensik Denies Djokovic For Miami Title Breakthrough | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross reacts to Jakub Mensik's 7-6 7-6 win over Novak Djokovic in the 2025 Miami Open. A first title for the 19-year old in spectacular fashion, and a disappointment for Djokovic on the hunt for his 100th career title. We'll talk storylines, how the tiebreaks played out, why Mensik has shown early tiebreak mastery, break down the battle between the Mensik serve and the Djokovic return, how Mensik turned his forehand weakness into a strength and what we learned about 2025 Djokovic via this Miami run to the final.
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0:00 Intro
5:35 Tiebreaks
13:10 Mensik Serving
19:37 Baseline Dynamics
23:20 Mensik Weaknesses
30:38 Djokovic Big Picture
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Djokovic vs. Dimitrov & Fritz vs. Mensik Miami Open Semifinal Breakdowns
Top-American Taylor Fritz battled 19-year old Jakub Mensik in the 2025 Miami Open semifinals. The Czech was seeking his 1st career Masters 1000 final. Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov met for a 14th time in the 2025 Miami Open semifinal. Djokovic playing the tournament for the first time since 2019 and Dimitrov defending points from last year's final. Gill Gross breaks down both matches.
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The most in-depth tennis analysis on the internet. Draw previews, match breakdowns, breaking news, comment mailbags and more. Gill Gross is a broadcaster for Tennis Channel, US Open Radio, Cracked Racquets and UC San Diego. He graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monday-match-analysis/support
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