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1st Round Mailbag | Wimbledon 2024
Manage episode 426876212 series 2426980
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
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484 episodes
Manage episode 426876212 series 2426980
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
484 episodes
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