Upsets, Gucci, and Doubt: Rome Week One

Nick is back from a birthday recharge in Wales and we're getting into Rome. Sinner is playing in all-black Gucci and closing in on the Career Masters at 24. Arthur Fils, Ben Shelton, Fonseca, and FAA are all out or struggling three weeks before Roland Garros. Sabalenka looks beatable for the first time in a while, Iga might be back, and the WTA field has gotten very wide open very fast. Plus housekeeping on the last day of spring merch pre-orders, our McCarran Park screening dates for Roland Garros and Wimbledon, an Off Season check-in, and our Players of the Fortnight. Links: Merch: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop Mattia’s Meet the Player interview: https://youtu.be/5fEWXVYtYRI?si=6Lrh1hgBAdAC541x Hailey Baptiste Tee: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop/p/off-season-tour-tee-hailey-baptiste-limited-edition Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and Housekeeping 05:32 Two Week Masters are OUT 10:03 The State of the ATP Tour 17:58 Novak Djokovic's Return and Future Prospects 21:11 Janik Sinner's Dominance and Historical Context 25:53 The WTA Landscape: Surprises and Uncertainties 31:30 Retirement Announcements and Their Impact on Performance 34:06 Paolini out of the top 10 39:31 TNT is back for Roland Garros Coverage in the US & UK 44:50 Catching up with the Off Season 49:16 What’s coming up next on tour 52:20 Highlighting Players of the Fortnight 57:11 Outro 💬 Don’t forget to give us a leave is a 5 ⭐️ rating and drop us a comment Want to Support Ground Pass - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/support Our New Merch is LIVE!!! Ground Pass Shop - https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/shop Where You can Find us Online: Substack - https://groundpass.substack.com Website - www.groundpasspodcast.com Email - [email protected] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ground_pass Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/groundpass.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ground_pass Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroundPass TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@groundpasspodcast X: https://x.com/groundpasspod Disclaimer: This video does not contain a paid for advertisement. PR samples are denoted by the term ‘ad - gifted’. Links containing ad affiliate links are denoted by a '*'. This means that if you click on an affiliate link, go through to the retailer and purchase an item, we will receive a small percentage of your purchase. Check out our website for a full disclaimer: https://www.groundpasspodcast.com/about