Early Round Notebook Dump (Townsend Fight, Djokovic Form, Draper W/D) | US Open 2025

On Monday Match Analysis, Hall-of-Fame tennis writer Steve Flink joins the show as we wrap up coverage of US Open 2025. We’ll break down Carlos Alcaraz’s decisive win over Jannik Sinner in the final, the trends in the head-to-head, Alcaraz’s improvements and his tendency to out-serve Sinner. We’ll go over Novak Djokovic’s prospects moving forward and contemplate how close he is to retirement. We’ll assess the group of players trying to close the gap on Sincaraz. We’ll talk about Taylor Fritz’s disappointment in the quarterfinals and we’ll finish by evaluating Felix Auger-Aliassime’s staying power. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Alcaraz def. Sinner 22:35 Novak Djokovic 31:47 The Chasers 40:30 Taylor Fritz 45:10 Felix Auger-Aliassime  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

On the post-US open 2025 Mega Mailbag, Gill Gross responds to your comments, including: what are Novak Djokovic's prospects for next year, reacting to Jack Draper's recent injury news, Daniil Medvedev's new coaching additions, did Carlos Alcaraz prove his indoor hardcourt game by winning the US Open Final with the roof closed, dissecting the serve failures of Jannik Sinner, a potential Nick Kyrgios vs. Aryna Sabalenka battle of the sexes match, Felix Auger-Aliassime's chances to make the year-end championships, what it will take for Taylor Fritz to elevate further, Medvedev's behavior, the US Open Mixed Doubles introduction, unpacking Sabalenka's US Open title, Sinner's quest for variety, Alcaraz's key improvements and much more! 0:00 Intro 1:00 Djokovic 2026 3:30 Draper Injury 8:32 Medvedev New Coaches 13:54 Sincaraz Indoors 20:22 Sincaraz Trends 24:05 Sinner Serve Dissection 31:52 Sinner Abdominal 35:05 Kyrgios vs. Sabalenka Match 38:35 Crowd Rudeness 39:38 Djokovic Racket 42:10 FAA ATP Finals 44:22 Fritz Future 51:25 Medvedev Behavior 54:27 USO Mixed Doubles 1:02:04 Service Lets 1:05:03 Sabalenka Title 1:08:31 New 2 Excitement 1:12:05 Sinner Variety 1:16:20 Alcaraz Improvements 1:19:30 De Minaur Status 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

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Carlos Alcaraz's resounding 4-set win over Jannik Sinner in the 2025 US Open final. It's Alcaraz's 6th slam title and 2nd in New York. We'll start by examining the excellence of Alcaraz's summer, his tournament run and this performance in the final. Then we'll unpack the reasons why Alcaraz was able to do more damage on his serve and was more deadly from offensive positions than Sinner. We'll evaluate Sinner's performance in isolation. Lastly, we'll discuss the impact of the No. 1 ranking. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Alcaraz Dominance 3:50 Winning on Extremes 5:25 Serve Battle 9:48 Forehands 14:50 Alcaraz Variety 19:00 Tactics and Patterns 23:15 Movement & 4th Set 26:50 Sinner Performance 34:30 Predictions 36:26 Number 1 Ranking 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

For a 3rd consecutive major, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will battle for the big prize. Gill Gross previews the 2025 US Open Men's Final... 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

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic renewed their fascinating cross-generational rivalry in the semifinals of the 2025 US Open. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... 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

Novak Djokovic put a 10-0 H2H record on the line against world No. 4 Taylor Fritz in the Quarterfinals at the 2025 US Open. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... 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

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross picks all the men’s singles quarterfinal matchups at the 2025 US Open. Jannik Sinner vs. Lorenzo Musetti, Alex de Minaur vs. Felix Auger Aliassime, Carlos Alcaraz vs.Jiri Lehecka and Taylor Fritz vs. Novak Djokovic. But first, it’s a mid-tournament notebook dump on injuries to Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul and Alexander Zverev, the new look Sascha Bublik, the Daniel Altmaier win over Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev splitting with coach Gilles Cervara, Naomi Osaka’s punishing win over Coco Gauff and the women’s quarterfinals lineup. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Shelton & Injuries 7:40 Bublik Transformation 13:40 Tsitsipas-Altmaier 18:12 Medvedev Coaching Move 20:20 Osaka def. Gauff 25:10 Women’s QFs 27:15 Sinner vs. Musetti 32:40 De Minaur vs. Auger Aliassime 38:40 Alcaraz vs. Lehecka 41:20 Fritz vs. Djokovic 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

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross unloads the early round notebook after covering early round action at the 2025 US Open. We’ll talk about the verbal altercation between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko, Jack Draper’s surprising withdrawal, upset losses for Madison Keys and Holger Rune, serve technique changes for Coco Gauff and Lorenzo Musetti, Novak Djokovic’s form through two rounds and more. 0:00 Intro 3:11 Townsend-Ostapenko Fight 11:50 Draper Withdrawal 14:12 Zarazua Upset Keys 16:12 Struff Upset Rune 20:00 Musetti & Gauff Serve Changes 29:05 Djokovic’s Form 34:42 US Open Changes 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

Gill Gross reacts to an unforgettable night match on Armstrong, where Benjamin Bonzi beat Daniil Medvedev at a second consecutive slam, despite an improbable disruption and a subsequent meltdown nearly getting the 2021 US Open champion back from the brink of defeat. 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

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the men's singles draw at US Open 2025. Jannik Sinner is the No. 1 seed and defending champion, 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz is opposite the draw coming off a Cincinnati title, Alexander Zverev has shown signs of resurfacing the form of his Australian Open runner-up earlier this year and Taylor Fritz defends his first career major final off the back of a strong run of results. Ben Shelton, Jack Draper, Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov hope to cause disruptions as well. We'll go quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. 00:00 Intro 4:20 Sinner Quarter 10:20 Zverev Quarter 18:15 Fritz Quarter 27:57 Alcaraz Quarter 33:10 Final Weekend 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