Australian Open First Round Mailbag | Monday Match Analysis

Monday Match Analysis

On the Australian Open 2025 First Round Mailbag, Gill Gross starts by discussing the future prospects of Joao Fonseca, before getting into your comments, including: is Carlos Alcaraz's new serve technique good, what were the surprises of Round One, how is Kei Nishikori so good in 5-setters, why did Daniil Medvedev go five sets with someone outside the top-400, Nick Kyrgios already talking retirement after his loss to Fearnley, Felix Auger-Aliassime's positive form, is prime Naomi Osaka a threat today, Stefanos Tsitsipas says he has improved despite results and much much more.

00:00 Intro
01:15 Fonseca Longterm
15:15 Draper vs. Kokkinakis
16:48 1R Surprises
20:00 Alcaraz New Serve
23:43 Analyzing Tips
25:00 Nishikori 5-Setters
26:15 Aussie Timezone
27:25 Hurkacz
28:10 One Serve
29:38 Tiafoe to Lulu
30:08 Madison Keys
31:40 Medvedev Scare
35:33 Djokovic Title Hopes
36:50 Kyrgios Retirement
39:25 YouTube Money
39:50 Novak Mental
40:15 WTA sliding
40:55 Empty Seats
41:20 Murray Coaching
42:42 Racket Evolution
45:00 Wii Broadcasts
46:45 Felix Form
49:28 Basavareddy Djokovic
50:30 Alex Michelsen
52:23 Tien or Basavareddy
53:50 Prime Osaka
55:00 Serve Changes
55:38 Tsitsipas Regression
58:55 GMP Backhand
1:00:30 Sinner Serve
1:01:03 GMP improvements
1:01:45 Court Speed
1:03:22 Fonseca Development
1:05:33 Hurkacz Dimitrov H2H
1:08:22 Rec Player Aggression
1:10:15 Federer Gracefulness
1:11:11 Kyrgios Social Media

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