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Week 4, 2025
Gill Gross & Ben Ornstein
January 29, 2025
ATP Events This Week: Montpellier 250
WTA Events This Week: Linz 500, Singapore 250
Madison Keys Won for Anyone Who Aspires To Feel Better
Why It Was Interesting: Lindsay Gibbs writes a newsletter dedicated to covering all women’s sports. When it comes to tennis, she knows ball. In this piece, Gibbs dissects Keys’ mental transformation and finds personal inspiration in it.
The Science Behind Reaction Time in Tennis
Asking Questions: Can reaction time be improved with training or is one bound by natural-born ability?
The First Book About Alcaraz & Sinner
Why We’re Excited: We share Giri Nathan’s writing here often, because it’s some of the best in the sport. Who better to give us many pages on the thrilling Alcaraz-Sinner rivalry and era.
this book has been pretty fun to write and, I hope, to read - here’s a preorder link
— giri 🦪 (@girinathan)
5:17 PM • Jan 25, 2025
The Life Cycle of An Australian Open Tennis Ball
Stan Wawrinka = Self-Awareness King
Why It’s Interesting: He responds to those who claim he should not be excluded from the “Big 4.” This Gill tweet from 2022 still holds up on the topic.
🗣️ "I got bothered when they call it like the big five"
@stanwawrinka opens up about being excluded from the 'Big 4' conversation.
— Nothing Major Podcast (@NothingMajorPod)
11:16 PM • Jan 28, 2025
This Viral NFL Playoff Tweet Praises Tennis!
It’s wild to me that TENNIS has this kind of technology to rule a ball in or out, but the NFL every single week continues to allow refs to ruin calls and sometimes even games
You mean to tell me that the NFL can’t figure out a way to do this? Or putting a chip on the ball?
— Gunz (@TheGunzShow)
2:30 AM • Jan 27, 2025
How Important Is The Racket?
Why It’s Interesting: Du vs. Sell puts that theory to the test.
Cahill Details Sinner’s Health Scare
"The day before we didn't know if he would have been on court, he was lucky to make it"
Darren about the Match vs. Rune 🇩🇰
"Jannik was white as a sheet. He was lucky to make it, helped by several breaks, with the game played in the heat of the day. He was quite sick. We didn't… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Janniksin_Updates (@JannikSinner_Up)
2:29 PM • Jan 28, 2025
How Zverev Could Learn From Madison Keys
Shameless Plug: This week’s full-length Monday Match Analysis is at the bottom of the newsletter as always, but, as part of a New Year’s resolution to start using Instagram more, Gill has started stripping down the word count in a new IG series - Monday Match Analysis in 90 seconds.
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill breaks down Jannik Sinner's second consecutive Australian Open title, a dominant performance over Alexander Zverev in the 2025 final. He covers Sinner's ability to handle success and his biggest advantages over Zverev in the final. He also goes over Zverev's continued big match mental struggles and whether or not he'll ever win a major.
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