Nobody Picking Sinner, Murray vs. Wawrinka, Nakashima Dark Horse, Jarry Upset | Roland Garros 2024

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments after the 2024 French Open. We'll discuss Carlos Alcaraz's big match play, his cramping, his best surface and his serve. We'll address Alexander Zverev type 1 diabetes condition, his grass court struggles and the settlement in his Domestic Abuse case. Other topics include Holger Rune, Naomi Osaka on grass, Big 3 Obsessions, Roland Garros TV Rights, RG night sessions and the equal pay debate and much more. Note to podcast listeners: I know the timestamps on these shows are off the mark. I along with Bleav are working to find solutions but right now there's nothing I can do. Two hours is a long show and I wish the timestamps were on point. Sorry. 00:00 Intro 1:25 Big Match Alcaraz 10:15 Alcaraz Cramping 12:35 Slam Runner-Ups 16:08 Inner Game of Tennis 21:55 Match Live Streams 24:14 Osaka on Grass 31:05 Rune Status 36:22 Serve and Volley 38:51 Tactical Masterclass 43:43 Tennis Hall-of-Fame 47:29 French Open TV Rights 52:34 Big 3 Obsession 56:05 Zverev Diabetes 1:02:12 Zverev Grass 1:03:35 Alcaraz Best Surface 1:06:17 My Set Today 1:08:50 Alcaraz Serve 1:12:53 Equal Pay Debate 1:19:35 RG Night Sessions 1:26:27 Tennis Tribalism 1:30:08 Experience Overrated 1:34:27 Zverev DV Settlement 1:44:06 New WTA COO 1:46:36 Medjedovic Grass 1:47:55 Medvedev AO Scar 1:50:20 Ruud Grass Schedule 1:54:25 Wilander Takes Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross is joined by International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Steve Flink to discuss Roland Garros 2024. We’ll get into Carlos Alcaraz’s surface versatility and his tactics against Alexander Zverev. We’ll dive into the key moments in the men’s final including the controversial double fault overrule. And we’ll talk about Zverev’s chances to ever win a slam? Then, we dive into the semifinal between Carlos Alcaraz and new No. 1 Jannik Sinner. We discuss what Sinner could have done better and the future of their rivalry. We take stock of Novak Djokovic after some gritty wins in Paris followed by knee injury, and decisions coming regarding Wimbledon and the Olympics. We’ll also hit on Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud. 00:00 Intro 2:45 Alcaraz & Zverev 29:57 Jannik Sinner 49:30 Daniil Medvedev 53:38 Stefanos Tsitsipas 59:18 Casper Ruud 1:01:33 Novak Djokovic Join Our 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Carlos Alcaraz's come-from-behind five-set win over Alexander Zverev in the 2024 Roland Garros final to win his first title in Paris and his 3rd major overall. We'll go over Alcaraz's tactical variety, his fearlessness under pressure and his fighting spirit. We'll also cover Zverev's nerve management, the success he had in the 2nd and 3rd sets and the controversial line call that has some fans claiming he was robbed. 00:00 Intro 5:00 Alcaraz Tactics 10:00 Alcaraz Variety 16:00 Film Study 23:50 Alcaraz Cojones 28:33 Zverev Nerves 35:40 Zverev Success 40:55 Serving 42:46 Line Call Robbery Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz played their most important match to date at Roland Garros 2024 in the semifinal. Gill Gross breaks it down. In the second men's semifinal, Alexander Zverev took down an ailing Casper Ruud. We'll cover that before jumping into a preview of the final: first French Open title on the line for the winner of Alcaraz vs. Zverev. Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Gill Gross is joined by Noah Eagle, the play-by-play voice for NBC’s coverage of Roland Garros. We’ll talk about the upcoming Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini women’s final, the rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic’s run in Paris and how his injury affects the rest of the season, what it’s like to work with John McEnroe and Mary Carillo, what is the key to broadcasting tennis and what are the best tennis books. Before that, Gill recaps Swiatek’s semifinal win over Coco Gauff. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Swiatek d. Gauff 06:13 Noah on Swiatek vs. Paolini 24:50 Alcaraz & Sinner 33:55 Novak Djokovic Talk 43:35 McEnroe and Carillo 50:10 Broadcasting Tennis 1:02:28 Tennis Books Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

Gill Gross previews the 2024 Roland Garros semifinals. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner play their most important match to date. Plus, Alexander Zverev looks to get over the semifinal hump against 2X reigning finalist Casper Ruud. A new French Open champion will be crowned on Sunday. 00:00 Intro 01:15 Sinner vs. Alcaraz 16:10 Zverev d. De Minaur 20:22 Zverev vs. Ruud Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On the first day Roland Garros Men's Quarterfinals, Carlos Alcaraz faced Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner took on Grigor Dimitrov. Gill Gross breakdown and analysis... Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Monday Match Analysis, Abigail Johnson joins Gill Gross to preview all four men's quarterfinal matches at Roland Garros 2024. We'll hit on some of the 4th round matches as well. Jannik Sinner and Grigor Dimitrov will contest the first quarterfinal in a Miami Open rematch, Alexander Zverev has survived a couple five-setter to set up a meeting with Alex De Minaur on his career-best run in Paris. Carlos Alcaraz will look to stay undefeated against Stefanos Tsitsipas, and defending champion Novak Djokovic eyes two-time finalist Casper Ruud. 00:00 Intro 05:15 Djokovic vs. Ruud 18:30 Alcaraz vs. Tsitsipas 32:03 Sinner vs. Dimitrov 45:37 Zverev vs. De Minaur 1:01:45 Surbiton! Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On tales from the booth, Gill Gross deep dives Novak Djokovic's comeback win against Lorenzo Musetti and covers the state of doubles, Carlos Alcaraz's excellent form, alcohol being banned at Roland Garros matches, Andrey Rublev's meltdown, the excellent match between Daniil Medvedev and Tomas Machac and Alexander Zverev's narrow escape against Tallon Griekspoor. 00:00 Intro 02:00 State Doubles 03:45 Draw Check 05:30 Rublev Loss 10:38 Djokovic def. Musetti 31:41 Alcohol Ban 40:13 Medvedev vs. Machac 44:42 Alcaraz Form 52:30 Zverev Escapes Griekspoor Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe

On Tales From The Booth, Gill Gross runs through 2nd round storylines and matches for Roland Garros 2024. The thrilling Iga Swiatek vs. Naomi Osaka match is rightly dominating the buzz. We'll also cover Novak Djokovic's performance through two rounds, Karen Khachanov's shocking upset by Jozef Kovalik, why Jannik Sinner's win over Richard Gasquet was worrisome for the Italian, how Holger Rune escaped a 5-0 deficit in a 5th set tiebreak against Flavio Cobolli, and finally Grigor Dimitrov's clean victory over Fabian Marozsan. On Tales From The Booth, Gill Gross runs through 2nd round storylines and matches for Roland Garros 2024. The thrilling Iga Swiatek vs. Naomi Osaka match is rightly dominating the buzz. We'll also cover Novak Djokovic's performance through two rounds, Karen Khachanov's shocking upset by Jozef Kovalik, why Jannik Sinner's win over Richard Gasquet was worrisome for the Italian, how Holger Rune escaped a 5-0 deficit in a 5th set tiebreak against Flavio Cobolli, and finally Grigor Dimitrov's clean victory over Fabian Marozsan. 00:00 Intro 01:45 Swiatek vs. Osaka 19:15 Novak Djokovic 22:15 Khachanov Loss 23:00 Sinner Status 27:14 Rune Beats Cobolli 34:06 Grigor Dimitrov Subscribe to The Draw, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe