Sinner & Berrettini Power Italy to 2nd Straight Davis Cup | Monday Match Analysis

[@andeugenio]

1 out of 3 TV sets were connected to Sinner x Greekspoor match in Italy. Insane audience.

[@nrayestu]

What's pretty crazy is how Italy went 3-0 in the group stages without Jannik Sinner. They literally not field their top player and still finished the group #1.

[@user-xo9pz7fd3j]

Impeccable analysis, I immediately subscribed to your channel! You have perfectly hit Two of the Three reasons that led Italy to win two consecutive Davis Cups (it doesn't happen very often). The third, which you missed, comes from the following consideration: not many days before the 2024 Davis, the Italian women's duo Errani-Paolini won the women's equivalent of the Davis, the Billy Jean King Cup. So at the top men's, at the top women's and with the world's no. 1 player. It's not a coincidence, it's a long-planned goal, it's a Team result. We have an exceptional head of the Italian Tennis Federation, two very good coaches, and incredible trainers and support team. The Italian Federation has been working for years to bring our Tennis to the world's top, and the results achieved in 2024 are the consequence of the work done in previous years. Finally, in Italy we are all galvanized by the results, this is bringing more and more kids to this sport and I assure you that there is already a long list of very promising kids who are preparing. Ciao! 😊😉

[@vindukur100]

There is one stat which everyone is not mentioning. Jannik is the only male player in open to NOT LOSE A MATCH IN A YEAR WITHOUT Going TO A DEC IDER. Fed lost to Nadal in 2005 in 4 sets-so no decider

[@Videolistener]

I have no idea what this means or its significance 😂. Calling it out as p hacking haha

[@dominickrobinson332]

Basically means all of his losses have been really close

[@al1976-v7m]

@@Videolistener it means that his base level and consistency was so high that he didn't suffer any clear defeats. Whenever someone beat him this year, it was a very close call that could effectively have gone either way. I think he lost 6 matches all year, right? 3 of them were to Alcaraz. One to Tsitsipas, but with major help by the umpire.

[@Undivided-X]

​@@Videolistener for someone who knows what p-hacking is I would have expected to have been able to understand what 'every loss has been in a decider' means.

[@al1976-v7m]

@@Undivided-X what's p-hacking? Presenting stats as significant by juking the p-values?

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Congrats to team ltaly 🇮🇹

[@MaxDangVu]

Jannik Sinner’s hard court win percentage in 2024 (94.83%) is the third highest in the open era. The top two - Roger Federer in 2005 (98.03%) and 2006 (96.72%).

[@falquicao8331]

Only if you limit it to 50 matches played at least, which is way too high. Sinner, Zverev and Rublev are the only players who reached that number this year and it's nearly impossible to reach without playing lower level tournaments.

[@edmonddantes8811]

​@@falquicao8331I mean, Sinner closed the year on a 33-1 streak on hard, it would still surpass most great seasons from the 70s and 80s where many played only 30 or so matches on hard

[@NM-ty3yi]

It's not only men tennis but also the Italian women who won the Billie Jean King Cup this year - that combination is phenomenal!

[@cinziapilosio]

Let's not forget women's tennis. Paolini, Errani and all the girls had a wonderful year which culminated for them too with the Billie Jean King Cup

[@mariorossi4683]

Now it's almost 1:45 in Italy, but I'm gonna watch it anyways!!

[@4zafinc]

Rookie hours

[@YourFriendlyGApilot]

So great to see Matteo "back"! And shout-out to our girls who won the BJJ cup. So yes, signore, we are the best! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 😂

[@Aliceteacup]

Jannik Sinner is the only player to win the ATP title without dropping a single set since Ivan Lendl did it in 1986. That’s 38 years ago which means the Big 4 never did.

[@dionisioag3741]

The only difference that Lendl won a set 7-5 while Sinner won every sets losing not more than 4 games

[@malekat8539]

@@Aliceteacup Granted, comparing the level of competition from this year's ATP Finals to previous years shows that the level is significantly worse than before.

[@Julian_orwell]

@@malekat8539 Nope.

[@mauyerco]

​@@malekat8539Based on what?

[@NotbecauseIcoudnt]

Mr. Gross, you can't say that " Sinner is not feeling the dynamic of momentum." We cannot infer what Sinner feels in those moments, but we can say that his performance seems not to be affected.

[@aquirick]

You sir, have a future as a psychologyst

[@marcocasati6953]

@@aquirick 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nonchalantd]

very funny thumbnail, Gill

[@al1976-v7m]

Word! Don't speak Italian to the GOAT.

[@whisper2441]

I just received my white Melin cap, love it will get another 2, red and blue. I looked it up based on your recommendation. It is the best fitting cap I’ve had, I have a big head.

[@marissssss11111]

I would love to see Gill Gross interview Panatta and Bertolucci! Pleeeee😅

[@fabiorossi8]

Hi, I watched the match on RAI (Italian national television) and Adriano Panatta said the same thing you said about Botic van de Zandschulp's body language.

[@DorianoPaisanoCarta]

Great analysis as always. In that decisive match that won the David Cup when Sinner was losing the momentum after getting broken and being down 30-0 and the crowd going nuts, I remembered what he did a year earlier when he was down 0-40 to Novak and facing 3 match points... and he came back to hold serve then went on to beat Novak. I believe that moment changed him forever. That's when his game went up another level and it lead to him winning his first major and an amazing 73-6 year. Carlos was 3-0 in ATP matches though. He will be Sinner's biggest nemesis.

[@michaeljoseph1341]

Sinner was his nemesis in the last couple of yrs it may keep oscillating like a pendulum Sinner is not an easy matchup for Alcaraz next year sinner may turn the tables .

[@harrdeeharr]

The thumbnail 😂

[@al1976-v7m]

Don't speak Italian to the GOAT :D

[@fabiorossi8]

As an Italian I laughed a lot

[@dionisioag3741]

Gill learned Italian language, body and hand language

[@alessandrobartoli4817]

Italian ladies won BJK cup also in 2024

[@colinbatchelder6742]

Thanks Gill

[@parmacron]

Last year’s squad was Sinner, Musetti, Arnaldi, Sonego and Bolelli (I think!). Berrettini was unable to play due to injury

[@Joseph.Ghobrial]

damn really wanted Berrettini vs Popyrin

[@ChristineLeemans]

Great insights

[@黃日恆-l1n]

I wished there was an analysis like this last year with Sinner vs Djokovic- I mean we all know Sinner would destroy all his opponents in Davis Cup. And he did. Also if Sinner keeps serving like this, good luck everyone.

[@margaritamuller2497]

Thank's Gill, great Jannik great italy❤

[@alessandrobarone5413]

Have you seen the forehand slice winner from Berrettini to start the crucial game when he broke Kokkinakis serve in the third set ? I hope to see your opinion on that significant point

[@joannemoore3976]

That was an incredible shot, I don't know how it cleared the net!

[@pacific559]

22:19 - yeah, and Sinner on many of the points didn't have to move very much off the return to his serve.

[@IvanSpazia]

And that's how tennis becomes popular like soccer and how child's here want to become like Sinner, right now 😅. This was unthinkable only in 2007, we're I've started to watch this sport and loving the big 4, in that times we've got no one and tennis doesn't exist, only after a decade guys like Fognini and Seppi comes out from nowhere, all the rest was history...

[@cristianovia]

Jannik didn't appreciate Tallon's demi volley and from that point he took all the points.

[@Nat-le4um]

I noticed Griekspoor plays great in a 1st set, loses tiebreak, then loses 2nd - same against Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverev, somehow he is never able to keep the same high level in a 2nd. If he did, he would be a top 20 player

[@NotbecauseIcoudnt]

The format should change if the Davis Cup wants to award the best country assembly. How do you feel about this? The countries with the ATP 5 best-ranked players (the lower sum of the 5 rankings) are assigned a seed and access Quarterfinals; the other countries play 2 round robins to determine the 4 countries that complete the quarters. From the quarters, the countries play 3 singles and 2 doubles. With the current format, it takes 3 players to win the Davis Cup, not that Italy would not have won even if they had to play more matches, but I feel that Australia and Holland do not have 5 players better than the USA or France.

[@nathanpollard1223]

The idea of having qualification based off of individual rankings's absurd & unhinged. Perhaps you could have a quota in singles of 4 matches per player per edition, or 3 for qualifiers & 2 per finals, i.e. no player could play 4 singles matches in the qualifiers without using up their quota, no player that played more than 1 singles match in qualifying could play in singles in all 3 ties of the finals. Of course, nothing like this'll ever happen, but it's a (very) good solution to prevent teams with no depth from winning (which I think undermines the team aspect of the competition). In theory, with this rule, Sinner could play the reverse singles in September (if needed) or in February, if Italy draws a tough opponent in the 1st round (which the defending champions don't partake in), & otherwise just play in the finals & maybe 1 qualifier doubles match. A player like Tsitsipas, however, would have a headache in deciding which singles matches to play if Greece were in the qualifiers.

[@tonyh4807]

Sinner to win the calendar slam in 2025.

[@kianmath71]

I think that will most likely happen. He is clearly better than every other player on any surface

[@jacobschmidt2709]

Alcaraz?​@@kianmath71

[@mt817]

I said the same thing

[@malekat8539]

People are so quick to instill these expectations on players. Hell, this was asked about Novak after the AO 2012 final on winning the calendar slam, and look how that changed. It's so ridiculous to hear these types of statements thrown around for a player. If it were that easy, it would've been done before

[@tonyh4807]

@malekat8539 sinner will become the Sampras of this gens big 2 whilst alcaraz will become like Agassi. If Sinner is fully healthy for RG, he will beat Alcaraz in 5. I predict Sinner to get 25-26 GS whilst Alcaraz will get between Sampras and Fed's numbers.

[@ChedeyaMiLan]

Never been so early to a MMA

[@HeavyTopspin]

It's actually the top 12 he hasn't lost to anyone outside of. Not just this year, but all the way back to Cincinnati 2023.

[@andrealupoli871]

In 2023 Musetti was there. Valvassori not.

[@Undivided-X]

I don't think it's fair to call the entire Italian squad except Sinner as 'clay court specialists'. Berrettini is really good on faster courts.

[@GillGross]

@@Undivided-X They’re not specialists, but hard court specifically comes in 3rd place for all of them.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

I feel a little sad for Musetti lol.

[@francobernardini1752]

Really? He might still be swearing at God.

[@SJ-di5zu]

Wasn’t Sinner’s lowest ranked loss Tsitsipas at Monte Carlo? Tsitsipas was #11 I believe at the time and would be in the top 10 after winning the title that week, so off a technicality you could claim Jannik only lost to top 10 players but either way, could say top 15 instead of top 20 to make it more impressive.

[@eagerlyg.1982]

I cannot agree more on the botic body language considerations. In any job if you are an employee with that low energy appearance you are fired 😅.

[@eagerlyg.1982]

You should have mentioned that the Dutch captain said that with or without berrettini , but without yannick, netherlands would have won. I forget that in the qualifications netherlands already Lost without Jannik😂😂😂

[@joannemoore3976]

I think he meant they could probably have got to the doubles doubles doubles and they have a strong doubles team.

[@Valentino_Ferro]

The only reason Sinner won his match is because he thought the Dutch were his fans

[@joannemoore3976]

😂😂

[@iacobkoch-weser8820]

Wow, so Novak never had a season where he didn’t lose in straight sets? That’s surprising.

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

If he is smart ,wont be playing next 10 Davis Cups . This competition is irrelevant once you win it ,better stay injury free and rest before the Australian open. For Sinner Davis Cup’s and Final8 Masters dont mean anything . He needs to focus ALREADY only for slams . Thats it.

[@user-xo9pz7fd3j]

You are underestimating the team spirit that has been created among our tennis players. Watch the press conference after the awards ceremony

[@user-ir7qs3oe9e]

davis cup is at the end of the season sir, he has got months to prepare for australia its an atp title, its experience, money and you play for your country

[@malekat8539]

@@jonbonesmahomes7472 Did you just say that the Year-End Championship is irrelevant to players? It ain't even a "masters" as it's much more prestigious than the masters. It's basically a level below the Slams themselves in terms of points, prestige, etc.

[@eagerlyg.1982]

Well the Davis Cup has a morale and team value. The ATP finals has great money and points value. Anyway from next year the schedule and the program will be totally different and yannik already told that he is not sure to participate.

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

@@user-xo9pz7fd3j I agree with you and i do understand it perfectly but i look at it from another perspective. Sinner will have a longterm battle with Alcaraz when we talk about winning slams. Both Sinner and Alcaraz have problems with their bodies and already now ,they have to think about preserving their bodies WHENEVER ITS POSSIBLE. Especially if you think about Sinner playing Final8 masters and immediately Davis Cup finals after the whole season . It must be tiring and demanding for his body. He is not a nature freak as some other players are,he really needs to take care of his body. That being said,i stick to every word i said.

[@mariepelletier3020]

And Botic is not steady anyway and Berrettini was playing possessed, he wanted to show everyone that he still has it. Botic, though he played very well, was never going to win.

[@robertovisa8818]

Sinner was tired. Didnt play as usual. many errors . Neverthless he won

[@RobertoTorres-cz8wz]

38 clostebol cases in Italy the last 4 years, all with their set of super weird coincidences. Where are the president and the CEO of the ATP from?? If you're not getting paid your passion for tennis is blurring your vision

[@MatteoDonadoni-ef2sz]

Please, can you change your picture on the video presentation? Personally it is a little silly, but I think it's also stereotypical for no reason

[@mauriziozanni4161]

It is idiotic indeed, to say the least.

[@FratelliLamieraTV]

Come on! Still with these things? I'm Italian and I find it funny.

[@mauriziozanni4161]

@@FratelliLamieraTV Apparentemente non tutti la pensano come te, fattene una ragione.

[@FratelliLamieraTV]

​@@mauriziozanni4161 Appunto, Gill e molti altri la pensano diversamente, vedono come me il lato buffo della faccenda, fattene una ragione, invece di fare il permalosone per conto terzi.

[@fedeforno3916]

Ma veramente c’è qualche italiano che si offende per ste cose?

[@mariepelletier3020]

Italy is--you don't live in England--singular in the US not plural as in England. Italy is a collective noun here. I jniw there is more than one team member--that's where the word collective comes in. Ok grammar lesson over. Just trying to make your grammar better cause you're already good.

[@andreaturbolz3542]

The hand gesture at the start of your video means “what the f…ck you want”. Not nice for your audience 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@usermatisse]

Italy best team in the world