The New Masters 1000 Format Is Hurting Everyone? | Mailbag

On this Canada Masters Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: thoughts on Alexander Zverev's interview on the Nothing Major podcast, the decline of slice backhands, how two-week Masters are hurting the fan and player experience, Jannik Sinner's return of serve, Carlos Alcaraz on fast hardcourts, Alexander Bublik on clay, are non-top players more boring nowadays, how can we compare eras responsibly in regards to Sincaraz vs. Big 3 questions, is Arthur Fils underrated, takeaway from Joao Fonseca's early Canada loss, Daniil Medvedev's decline, the next 1st slam winner, the verbal altercation between Ben Shelton and Flavio Cobolli, Sinner's netrushing, Apostolos's return to the Tsitsipas box and why tennis interviews are better on podcasts. 0:00 Intro 2:24 Zverev Interview 7:30 Top-5 Sports Rivalries 11:00 Decline of Slice 14:55 Humidity 17:20 2-Week Masters 29:25 Sinner’s Return 35:45 Alcaraz Fast HC 37:52 Bublik on Clay 39:30 Boring Players? 42:08 Sincaraz vs Big3 50:15 Fils Underrated 51:20 Fonseca Loss 54:03 Medvedev Struggles 56:58 Next Slam Winner 59:00 Shelton-Cobolli Fight 1:02:50 Sinner Netrushing 1:05:44 Apostolos Returns 1:07:52 Tennis Interviewing IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross 24/7 Tennis Community on Discord: https://discord.gg/wW3WPqFTFJ 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... use code GILLGROSS25 for 25% off your first order: https://evansbrotherscoffee.com/collections/coffee 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.