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Week 13, 2024
Gill Gross & Ben Ornstein
April 02, 2024
Time to play in the dirt. Here’s what we found interesting this week:
Karue Sell Answers Futures Tour FAQs
Why It’s Interesting: What is it like to play 15 and 25Ks? Sell is a former UCLA player, turned pro, turned coaching content creator and turned pro again! We love following his journey and learning from his experiences.
Sinner’s Brilliant Backhand
Why It’s Interesting: You may have seen that Jannik Sinner, according to TennisTV, made zero backhand unforced errors in the Miami final. Well tennis numbers guru Craig O’Shannessy doesn’t believe in the unforced errors stat. He prefers total errors, and Sinner’s metrics remain mind-bending.
Alcaraz’s Secondary Coach Antonio Martínez Cascales Breaks Down Serve Improvements
Why It’s Interesting: Higher toss? Longer pause in trophy position? Intriguing. Note: we translated this from Spanish.
Bumping This Tweet From When Collins Announced Retirement Plans
In light of the news.... Last year, Danielle Collins made a concerted scheduling effort to spend more time in Florida and less time at events.
So at the US Open, I asked her what she enjoys so much while away from the game. And her answer was awesome.
— Gill Gross 🏜️ (@Gill_Gross)
6:36 AM • Jan 18, 2024
Darren Cahill Gets Philosophical in Long-Form Interview
Why It’s Interesting: Don’t expect a ton of Sinner talk. Expect a deep look at Darren’s belief systems as a coach and tennis savant
A 2022 Dimitrov Quote Worth Reading in 2024
To his immense credit, Dimitrov never stopped believing he was capable producing top-tier tennis.
This, from DC in 2022:
— David Kane (@DKTNNS)
1:11 AM • Mar 29, 2024
Good News on Scary-Looking Tommy Paul Injury
Further Development: Paul has pulled out of Monte-Carlo. We’re just glad he didn’t tear his achilles, because it looked a lot like one of those.
Some good news on a rough results day in Miami for US men’s tennis:
Heard from Tommy Paul’s team that his injury today isn’t expected to be too bad, prognosis of just 2-2.5 weeks to recover from this “basic ankle sprain.”
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg)
9:44 PM • Mar 23, 2024
On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill covers Sinner’s brilliant Miami final performance, why Sinner will soon be #1, and both Dimitrov & Sinner’s Miami tournament as a whole.
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