Monday Match Analysis

Gill Gross responds to your comments after Round 1 of the 2026 Australian Open. First, we'll analyze Ben Shelton's crucial win over Ugo Humbert and Lorenzo Musetti winning ugly in his opener. Questions include: how do TV commentators get assignments, has Jakub Mensik improved his forehand, is Carlos Alcaraz's serve change a mistake, what is the state of Sebastian Korda, who would benefit from a one-serve rule, is Valentin Vacherot a quarterfinal sleeper and more.
0:00 Intro
0:55 Shelton d. Humbert
10:48 Musetti d. Collignon
15:00 TV Assignments
17:50 Mensik Form & FH
26:30 Tier 2 Failure
29:40 Alcaraz Serve Change
31:46 Court Speed
33:11 State of Korda
37:09 One Serve Rule
39:20 Valentin Vacherot
42:55 Age Trends
46:35 Baasavaredy Cervara
47:35 Thiem vs. Cobolli
48:28 One Point Slam

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It's the Australian Open 2026 First Round Show with Gill Gross. We start by addressing ESPN's price hike on American tennis fans. Then, we'll talk about Felix Auger-Aliassime's retirement loss against Nuno Borges, how Daniil Medvedev's game looks different for better or worse, Alexander Zverev's survival of a tough draw in Gabriel Diallo, 2X NCAA Champion Michael Zheng upsetting Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe's productive-sounding offseason, Alexandra Eala's Court 6 atmosphere, and more! CORRECTION: Kostyuk made a final run in Adelaide, not a title run.
0:00 Intro
3:05 ESPN Streaming
11:40 Felix Retires
18:50 Evaluating Medvedev
25:30 Zverev def. Diallo
31:40 Zheng def. Korda
39:30 Fery def. Cobolli
41:40 Jacquemot def. Kostyuk
43:30 Frances Tiafoe
47:50 Alexandra Eala Loss

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down the 2026 Australian Open men’s singles draw quarter-by-quarter. We'll go quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Carlos Alcaraz will attempt to become the youngest ever to win the career grand slam. Jannik Sinner eyes his 3rd consecutive title in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev met in the semis last year, and they round out the top-four seeds. Plenty of intrigue exists with players such as Daniil Medvedev, Lorenzo Musetti, Alex de Minaur, Alexander Bublik, Taylor Fritz and more.
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0:00 Intro
4:00 Alcaraz Quarter
13:40 Zverev Quarter
28:42 Djokovic Quarter
42:05 Sinner Quarter
50:35 Final Weekend
58:19 Ballkie Picks

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Former No. 2 Casper Ruud joins Gill Gross ahead of his Australian Open campaign. Casper and fiancé Maria are expecting their first-born soon, and Casper confirms here he will leave Australia for the birth if necessary. They'll also discuss Ruud's plans to bring in another coach at some point in time; his father, former top-50 professional Christian Ruud, has led Casper's team for his whole career up to this point. They'll also explore how the game has changed in recent years as well as Ruud's decision to play with a smaller headsize on his Yonex EZONE.

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross runs through the first championship Sunday of 2026. We'll start with Alexander Bublik's milestone win over Lorenzo Musetti that secured his place in the top-10. Then, we'll go to Daniil Medvedev's dominant week and win over Brandon Nakashima in Brisbane. Lastly, Hubert Hurkacz was perhaps the biggest mover of week 1 with a strong United Cup, culminating in victory over Stan Wawrinka and glory for Poland.
0:00 Intro
0:50 Bublik d. Musetti Hong Kong
18:57 Medvedev d. Nakashima Brisbane
31:05 Wawrinka d. Hurkacz United Cup

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