Sinner vs. Medvedev, Fonseca-Jodar Comparison, Rome 2026 | Mailbag

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross starts with mid-match analysis of Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev in the Rome semifinal before getting into your questions, including: how did Luciano Darderi bagel Zverev and Jodar in 3rd sets, comparing Joao Fonseca and Rafa Jodar shot-for-shot, why speed and spin has increased on the tour, the weak top-10 results so far this year, how does seeding matter at Roland Garros this year, what has clicked for Casper Ruud in his Rome final run, what is Iga Swiatek working on with Francisco Roig, is Carlos Alcaraz's technique risky for injury, and follow-ups on our boycott discussion from earlier in the week. 0:00 Intro 0:20 Sinner vs. Medvedev 16:00 Darderi Bagels 21:40 Jodar-Fonseca Comp 26:52 Speed Spin Increases 32:50 Weak Top 10 35:35 Roland Garros Seeding 39:28 Jodar Stat 42:07 Content Questions 45:40 Casper Ruud Run 52:15 Swiatek X Roig 55:00 Alcaraz Injury 59:05 Boycott Follow-up IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross24/7 Tennis Community on Tribe: https://tribechat.com/gillTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_GrossThe Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribeBecome a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/joinEvans Brothers Coffee Roasters, the Official Coffee Of Monday Match Analysis... use code GILLGROSS25 for 25% off your first order: https://evansbrotherscoffee.com/collections/coffeeAUDIO PODCAST FEEDSSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5c3VXnLDVVgLfZuGk3yxIF?si=AQy9oRlZTACoGr5XS3s_ygItunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/monday-match-analysis/id1432259450?mt=2 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.