Why Can't Swiatek Beat Ostapenko, Rising Rune 2.0 & Djokovic in Madrid | Three Ep. 169
From Iga Swiatek’s toughest matchup to Holger Rune’s resurgence to the state of Novak Djokovic, the latest edition of “Three – The Tennis Show” touches on a wide range of topics. Join Gill, Amy, and Joel for a lively look.
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Ostapenko-Swiatek
29:15 Holger Rune
42:06 Djokovic Madrid Preview
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French Open POWER RANKINGS & Madrid Preview + Predictions | Monday Match Analysis
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross offers up his first installment of the annual French Open Power Rankings, a results-based ranking of title contenders. Then, we'll dive into the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open Masters 1000 draw quarter-by-quarter with upset alerts, dark horses, early popcorn matchups and predictions. The top seeds are Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Power Rankings
3:40 10-5
11:00 4-1
16:25 Madrid Intro
18:40 Zverev Quarter
24:52 Fritz Quarter
33:15 Djokovic Quarter
45:30 Final Weekend
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Rune Beats Alcaraz to Win Barcelona, Zverev Regains Form in Munich | Monday Match Analysis #atp
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross talks Holger Rune's best week in over two years, which culminated in his straight-set win over Carlos Alcaraz in the 2025 Barcelona Final. Plus, Alexander Zverev was back to his best self in a dominant Munich performance against Ben Shelton.
0:00 Intro
0:40 Rune Barcelona
4:00 Rune Improvements
9:30 Final vs. Alcaraz
22:35 Zverev Finds Form
26:51 Munich Final
29:40 Shelton Notes
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Alcaraz Returns to Glory in Monte Carlo, Beats Laboring Musetti | Monday Match Analysis #atp
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Carlos Alcaraz's feel good title in Monte Carlo, beating a banged up Lorenzo Musetti in the final. We'll discuss Musetti's physical woes, the critical start of the 2nd set and how Alcaraz used his soft skills and positive attitude to ascend to the lead, why his drop shot is most effective on clay and why Musetti's return strategy is a good matchup for Alcaraz.
0:00 Intro
2:15 Musetti Physical
4:20 Start of 2nd Set
11:38 Clay Dropshotting
15:55 Returning vs. Carlos
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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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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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