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Week 18, 2024
Gill Gross & Ben Ornstein
May 07, 2024
Andrey Rublev’s back as a Masters 1000 Champion! Here’s what we found interesting this week:
So Much Challengers Content
So When Would The Saudi Masters 1000 Be?
Why It’s Interesting: There’s no natural option.
There are effectively three possibilities for a tenth (Saudi) @atptour Masters 1000-
a. Week One (which kneecaps Aussie Open)
b. Between Roland Garros and Wimbledon (which is wildly impractical)
c. In Feb. (which would require unanimous aporoval from other M1000 - unlikely)— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim)
6:43 AM • May 1, 2024
Inside the Women’s Madrid SF Numbers
Why It’s Interesting: Tennis Inside Numbers did a great job of breaking down the Sabalenka & Rybakina Madrid SF. What proved to be a very close match came down to Sabalenka making a few less errors, and of course playing a flawless 3rd set tiebreak.
Jack Draper 🤝 Coach Wayne Ferreira
Gill’s Take: British media has been far too impatient with Jack Draper’s progress. He has moved up 20 rankings spots so far this year, and has remained healthier than ever. That’s no disaster. That said, I’m among those who thought even bigger things would be in store for a healthy Draper this year. I’m really glad to see him bring on Ferreira as a consultant, who’s work with Frances Tiafoe I heartily admired.
Jack Draper turns to Wayne Ferreira as he looks for the big "Aha!" moment that his promising career has yet to produce
— Simon Briggs (@simonrbriggs)
11:01 AM • May 3, 2024
Ben Rothenberg Airs His Frustrations With The State of Women’s Tennis
Why It’s Interesting: Money isn’t the only thing that matters. Agree or disagree with this opinion piece, it’s refreshing to hear some different issues brought to the table and it’s rare to see the prize money topic discussed with such candor.
Fran Cerundolo Would Like To Remind Us That Tennis Players Have Sh** Going On Too
🎙️Fran Cerundolo
"It's a very difficult sport, an individual sport where you lose every week unless you win the tournament. There will always be a couple of days a week where you are a little more in a bad mood. Furthermore, you spend a lot of time away from home, people think… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Mario Boccardi (@marioboc17)
8:31 AM • May 3, 2024
Djokovic Is Hoping To Turn Back The Clock With Physio Change
What Happened: Djokovic has re-hired the familiar Gebhard Gritsch, who served as his physio from 2009-2019. Gritsch was also Tomas Muster’s fitness guru.
Madrid Social Team Forces The Two-Handers to Switch 🤣
One Question: Why did they all start grunting like Thiem?
The single-handed backhand - how hard can it be? 🤔
@janniksin, @Ons_Jabeur, @BenShelton, Haddad Maia, Fritz & more top tennis stars try out the famous one-hander!
@atptour | @WTA | @TennisTV | #MMOPEN
— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen)
12:31 PM • May 3, 2024
On this week’s Monday Match Analysis, Gill breaks down Andrey Rublev's triumphant comeback win over Felix Auger-Aliassime 2024 Mutua Madrid Masters final. Gill talked about why Rublev called it the "most proud" title he's ever won and discussed the key dynamic in the match. Gill also did the 2nd edition of the French Open Power Rankings.
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