1st Round Mailbag | Wimbledon 2024

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross starts by recapping some Round 1 results from Wimbledon 2024, including Novak Djokovic's dominant opener against Vit Kopriva, Giovanni Mpetchi Perricard's big upset win over Sebstian Korda and Francisco Comesana's shocking takedown of Andrey Rublev. Then, we'll answer your comments, including: does Carlos Alcaraz's ceiling matter, what is the best dropshot placement, does Ben Shelton's game work on grass, was Frances Tiafoe wrong for calling previous opponents clowns, why has Marketa Vondrousova been hot and cold, is Iga Swiatek Gill's pick to win the title, which tennis tournament has the best food and much more. 00:00 Intro 02:30 Day 1 Comebacks 05:30 Djokovic Opener 10:14 Mpetchi-Perricard d. Korda 17:55 Comesana d. Rublev 27:16 Alcaraz & Ceilings 33:00 Dropshot Placement 38:43 Big 3 vs. Sinner-Alcaraz 41:47 Ben Shelton Grass 46:43 Sinner Transformation 50:05 Tiafoe Crown Comment 54:05 Vondrousova Upset 1:03:39 Women's Title Pick 1:06:55 Federer's 54% 1:10:11 Practice Partners 1:12:20 Best Tennis Food 1:17:07 Best of 3 vs. Best of 5 1:18:35 Double Peaking 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 IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross 24/7 Tennis Community on Tribe: https://tribechat.com/gill Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters, the Official Coffee Of Monday Match Analysis... AUDIO PODCAST FEEDS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5c3VXnLDVVgLfZuGk3yxIF?si=AQy9oRlZTACoGr5XS3s_yg Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/monday-match-analysis/id1432259450?mt=2