First Round Mailbag | Roland Garros 2024

Monday Match Analysis

On the Mailbag, Gill Gross wraps up Round One of the French Open by answering your comments, including: thoughts on French 20-year old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, what does Nick Kyrgios's comeback mean for tennis, should Terence Atmane have been defaulted, how does Holger Rune's mental game compare with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, did Alcaraz play well against JJ Wolf, is Sinner similar to Novak Djokovic on clay, how does Sebastian Baez compare to Diego Schwartzman, is Matteo Berrettini likely to get back to the top-10, why is Jack Draper struggling, is Casper Ruud smart to play Geneva before RG, are there any concerns with Iga Swiatek ahead of her title defense and does young teenage success usually translate to future pro success?

00:00 Intro
04:40 Giovanni Mpetchi Perricard
11:53 Kyrgios Comeback
16:50 Atmane Incident
21:26 Rune Mental Game
26:48 Alcaraz Forehand/Injury
30:55 Djokovic vs. Sinner Clay
36:36 Baez - Schwarzman Comp
40:16 Berrettini Outlook
43:42 Draper Struggles
47:50 Ruud Geneva
52:28 Swiatek Concerns
57:50 Teenage Success

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