Monday Match Analysis

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross breaks down the 2026 Roland Garros men’s singles draw quarter-by-quarter, with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Top-seed Jannik Sinner comes in with an unblemished record on clay this year as he guns for his Career Grand Slam-clinching title. Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Felix Auger-Aliassime are the other top seeds. Two-time finalist Casper Ruud, top Frenchman Arthur Fils former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev all enter with significant attention.

0:00 Intro

1:38 Sinner Quarter

9:30 Auger Alliasime Quarter

20:23 Djokovic Quarter

31:15 Zverev Quarter

39:05 Final Weekend

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Gill Gross reveals the final 2026 French Open Power Rankings, a fully evidence-based list in order of Roland Garros men’s singles contendership. The top-10 seeds in Paris will be Sinner, Zverev, Djokovic, Auger-Alliasime, Shelton, Medvedev, Fritz, De Minaur and Bublik, but only six of those 10 made the Power Rankings. With Alcaraz, Draper and Musetti all out with injury, the tournament’s final weekend feels more attainable than ever ahead of the draw reveal.

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross dissects Jannik Sinner's record-breaking Rome championship, his 6th Masters 1000 title in a row, completing the full set of all nine Masters events in Italy. His straight set win over Casper Ruud makes him 5-0 against the Norwegian. We'll discuss Sinner's leaping backhand, his tactics and the newfound success on the dropshot.

0:00 Intro

0:30 Sinner’s History

3:13 Leaping Backhands

9:00 Sinner Tactics

13:45 Chronological Analysis

19:50 Sinner Dropshots

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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

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On Monday Match Analysis, Gill begins with thoughts on Jack Draper hiring Andy Murray to coach him during the grass court season. Plus, a rundown of Rome results including some major surprises. Then, the team from "Three" is back with a lively look at a range of tennis topics making headlines both on and off the court. What's making Jannik Sinner so good this spring? Can other contenders emerge? And might the players truly boycott the majors? Join Gill, Amy, and Joel as they address these and more questions on the latest edition of "Three -- The Tennis Show."

0:00 Intro

0:30 Draper x Murray

5:20 Tien d. Bublik

6:40 Basilashvili d. Shelton

8:30 Tirante d. Cobolli

10:40 Medjedovic d. Fonseca

13:15 Martin Landaluce

15:00 Sinner Entertainment Clarification

21:20 Sinner vs. Field

40:46 Slam Boycott Threat

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