Stefanos Tsitsipas Makes Coaching Change... Career Turning Point? | Mailbag

[@mregswy]

I love your videos where you answer our questions(and Monday mach analysis), keep going you're the best!!!

[@gurvijaygill328]

About Stef changing to pinpoint briefly, it was definitely because of a back injury. Platform stance puts more strain on the back.

[@kevinandjackiegunn9914]

Yes, sometimes the facts ruin a good story! Of course that was the reason.

[@mregswy]

I feel like we've all been waiting for them to separate, and I think I agree that his father is not the ideal coach,but still tsitsipas called out his father In front of millions of people and he basically said he's an idiot.

[@kevinandjackiegunn9914]

And if you saw his followup video you will see that he was really at the end of his tether here. (not condoning it but understanding his frustration)

[@MBB9394]

It was his ego based on losing to someone he thinks he should beat.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

​@kevinandjackiegunn9914 no amt of frustration are excuses to disrespect your parent(s) in front of millions of ppl

[@micillo07]

Who would want to partner with him at this stage? He has shown his character through the years. He hasn't been able to stand up to his Dad except in the form of a temper tantrum.

[@aaronjosephs6233]

@@micillo07 I'm not a huge Tsitsipas fan or anything but come at it from a sympathetic perspective. His dad has been coaching / controlling him his whole life it seems. So I don't think it was very easy for him to get rid of his dad as a coach even though anyone watching on TV can see it's a toxic relationship. Kinda sad since it may be a bit too late to really turn things around

[@drtash21]

Sinner is a great player but MY GOODNESS does he have a body made of glass!!He should get like Djokovic and do some investigating on why a young man like him is constantly dealing with physical ailments.

[@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888]

Preheating is the key to prevent injuries

[@mireafelder8194]

@@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888 Lol, yeah preheating is the key🤣🤣🤣

[@Editor_Hound]

​@@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888 To a medium-medium done?

[@domagojhrgovic7419]

He is skinny.

[@Hammerton32]

Early career Djokovic was also quite fragile and grew a bit of a reputation for retirement, or forfeit. If you're comparing the two, then Sinner has time.

[@arkine11]

Agreed on the view of what makes a successful year. Like last year, Sinner won his first Masters. That alone made it a success for him. This year Djokovic achieved his main goal, by a large margin. Even if he dropped out for the rest of the year, it would still be a success.

[@Piedpied951]

By a large margin? How? Two tie breaks?? Did I miss anything, Friend?

[@mikanunx]

​@@Piedpied951Yes, you did miss the point. He was talking about Djokovic's goals hierarchy for the year. Gold medal being miles ahead of everything else.

[@arkine11]

@@Piedpied951 I'm talking about his goals for the year. His goal, by a large margin over any other goals, was the gold medal. Take a breath.

[@Piedpied951]

@@arkine11 You too. Watch your English a little bit, so it is not confusing.

[@HSA-]

Gill please show more images and videos where it's not just you talking into the camera all time. It helps to see what you're talking about sometimes

[@punns643]

That would take a lot more work I'd rather more videos more often

[@step_down-w2b]

No. I like it like this.

[@HSA-]

Okay, Gill. Have it your way

[@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021]

​@@punns643How are you 😅

[@michaelklos8089]

​@HSA- there's a lot of ways Gill could improve production value but I think he'd struggle to get videos out if he did because he has a full time job outside of this, which he apparently enjoys. I would say keep encouraging him to do things that would help grow the channel but accept that while he gets the numbers he does, it isn't going to be a priority for him

[@turradi1126]

Great insights. Thank you!

[@avijitjha1614]

Regarding the question on coaching , one more important point is that a particular coach for 1 player may not be right for another. For instance , Goran was very helpful for novak and helped improve his serve greatly. But he may not have been so good for roger or a roddick as they already had great serves.

[@barbaragillett9904]

Thank you 🙏 Gill

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

Lets not make excuses. Fitness is part of the game. Its like a skill, and if a player isnt up for it (when its the same for all players, rublev too played 2 matches on the same day) he doesnt deserve to win.

[@anonymoustennisfollower6038]

Imagine Gill doing MMA for his player as a coach

[@miraclealigner723]

I think the question about you being a coach was a very interesting one, As great as your analysis is, it's true that coaching is a completely different game, especially at a professional level, there is an aspect of adding nuances and adjustments to one's game and also maybe mentality as well, it's quite different from match analysis, and I guess an important question is what do you do as coach when a player shouts at the box haha

[@elumazhais9865]

This season has taken a toll on Sinner's body so the later half maybe underwhelming but he should keep fighting and make himself physically and mentally ready for next season .

[@andrewash9318]

Super insightful show today! I learned a lot! IMO Djokovic will continue to be motivated by Alcaraz and Sinner. He doesn’t want to pass the torch to players who may one day seem to be even better than he was. I think he wants to show, during their early prime, that he is still the king even in his late 30s, something neither RF nor RN could do.

[@mireafelder8194]

Djokovic is 37 years old, hasn't reached a final in 2024 other than Wimbledon or the Olympics. Maybe we all just should accept that he's getting old and the torch has already been passed at the Wimbledon final.

[@johnpops00]

Gil I 100% agree with you on the live tennis experience especially for the US open

[@karenslaughing]

Sinners body challenges in some ways remind me of Novak’s early in his career- I wonder if diet changes for Sinner would help with his resilience? Novak made such Big changes and it changed the course of his career and the longevity of it.

[@tennishistoryandresultsdat4540]

IMO, the comparison of Nishikori to Djokovic is not particularly exact. I think he is stylistically the continuation of Agassi-Davydenko style. And ranked 3rd behind those two.

[@moratatata]

I mean that's the whole point Gill, Novak won 3 in RAFA'S era, he probably would have 10 easily if there was no Rafa, it's Novak's most consistent slam by the stats..

[@gabefrancas5397]

The point Gill makes is that Borg dominated his era and if Novak couldn't dominate his era on clay why should he be put above Borg?

[@avijitjha1614]

Also by that argument, rafa could have 4 or 5 aus opens

[@avijitjha1614]

​@gabefrancas5397 precisely. I mean if novak is the goat by stats and trophies won, then bjorg is the 2nd best clay courter by stats. Period

[@arkine11]

Agreed, but I'd still throw Novak as 3rd best clay courter of all time. Borg just dominated clay in his era too much to overlook him.

[@moratatata]

@@gabefrancas5397 well that's pure luck then not domination, he was just lucky he didn't played in rafa's era..

[@tomg6826]

Interesting comment about Tsitsipas' dad still travelling with the player. Just asking for trouble. That is never going to work. His dad appears to lack self-awareness and self-control with no indication that he even realizes he has for some time been for a hindrance to his son's career. Massive patriarchal ego. Stef really needs to tell that guy to go home and here's your ticket.

[@Editor_Hound]

As someone who has struggled with this kind of father-son dynamic, I couldn't agree more with your statement.

[@Hammerton32]

a hindrance. maybe the mum, a fine tennis player in her own right, should take over coaching while Stef looks for a full-timer.

[@icefalcon2243]

"am I still your father. son?" Stefanos: "......no."

[@makeitlucid]

Gil constantly neglects to bring up that- other than 2023- sinners entire career is marred by retirements. His injury excuses are not in any way a new thing.

[@houseofleaves126]

He’s retired 5 times over the last 5 years

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

You are only counting retirements, but there are many instances like last night where he either finished despite injury or did not even play due to injury.

[@nemanjamilosevic1370]

So Nole has a solution for Alcaraz kick he just can't return when Carlos is doing that in the first serve because he doesn't know where will Carlos hit his first serve.

[@wesc6755]

Stef does have a bratty, pouty side to him. But yeah, he has to get his dad away from the court. Yelling shut up from the court during a match is not usually considered a good player-coach situation. Oh, and yeah... DO shut up Apastolos. Jeez.

[@Stacey_Stassi]

If you understand Greek it was way worse than shut up. What he said to his father was utterly disrespectful and u do not say to a parent

[@idk-g8g]

@@Stacey_Stassiyou clearly have no idea the things they say to him? They are and always have been awful to him and time and time again he’s ignored it and rised above. Everyone has a breaking point.

[@Stacey_Stassi]

@@idk-g8g REGARDLESS you do not talk your parents and your father like that in front of the whole world, take it behind closed doors. inexcusible,. The comments from his Greek fans and country will make u have a better understanding, what they think of him right now. There calling him out ....Not sure about ur culture but in Greece u never disrespect your parent like that. They brought u to this world.

[@idk-g8g]

@@Stacey_Stassi not entirely true is it? a lot of people are on his side, he’s been treated as a walking bank account for them for too long. they also talk to him like that in public. respect goes BOTH ways

[@Stacey_Stassi]

@@idk-g8g Ok matey!! I'm from Greece so you have no idea. U know Greek? Convo over!

[@edinmilenko1340]

about djokovic clay legacy, we have to count also the master 1000 and olympic games titles

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Good job, Gill.👍

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

I imagine if Novak continues playing his two main events he will focus on winning again will be the Monte-Carlo Masters and the French Open one last time. He only needs one more win at Monte-Carlo to achieve the Triple Career Golden Masters and one more Roland Garros win to achieve the Quadruple Career Grand Slam record which would be shared with Steffi Graf. Then maybe trying to win another Wimbledon to tie Federer's Wimbledon record.

[@shamshermalik1691]

he will

[@br1729]

No Grand Slam, even though he was just one match away in 2021. Oh well, I guess that helps people focus on all these other also-ran achievements.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

@@br1729 I'm not talking about the calendar slam that Meddy prevented him from achieving in 2021, but the total career Grand Slams. For instance, Federer has a single career Grand Slam, while Nadal has a double career Grand Slam. Novak is one French Open win away from have a quadruple career Grand Slam which only Steffi Graf has achieved.

[@br1729]

@@soysaucehairdye7869 The Grand Slam in tennis refers to the achievement of winning all four major championships in a single calendar year. All these other things are just shadows of that achievement. If you really want to include the Olympics, which is more debatable in importance, then the Golden Slam refers to winning the Grand Slam and Olympic gold in the same year, which Steffi Graf did in 1988.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

@@br1729 There is a thing called a career Grand Slam.... Also I never mentioned the Golden Slam, I was talking about the Career Golden Masters which is different....

[@salvador_limonez]

I dont understand this argument regarding Sinner 'coming off of tonsilitis' - he had it almost three weeks ago + he's 22 yo when body regenerates fast organically + he has access to the best health services modern medicine can offer and a team of people caring for him. Young players of recent generations in any sport grow like in a laboratory surrounded by all the comfort and are expected to train great and follow the programs their coaches do for them. That said, if he has this chronic hip weakness which is triggered all the time by matches, then it's understandable.

[@kianmath71]

I like sinner as a player but rublev played two matches in one day as well so you can’t say sinner would have defended the title if he only played once as his first two matches weren’t spectacular in any way. His next step I think should be working on his fitness and I know how disappointing it is for him to skip olympics just to lose in the quarters of Canada.

[@MusicMendicant]

It is never the child's fault. Being controlled by your parents is not healthy. It is not easy to break away from family manipulation at any age. Just read Agassi's Biography. Stef apologized in his tweet. Tsitsipas is an amazing human & has put Greek tennis on the map. Tennis fans/Tsitsipas fans & Greeks in particular need to be more supportive & kind to Tsitsi. Stefanos is great 99% of the time but he is a human being & his dam just broke after putting up with this controlling behavior for years.

[@isabellemartin9779]

I love your takes on Tsitsipas's coaching situation. IMO no sensible coach should agree to take this position knowing that Apo will still be there courtside and travelling with Stef, especially with the Philippoussis precedent. OTOH if great coaching will only give marginal gains at best, why should it matter?

[@idk-g8g]

@@isabellemartin9779 what’s the solution then? plenty of players have improved with a good coach. he deserves a chance at that. just because he said his father will be travelling with him doesn’t mean it’s true, he’s not currently with him.

[@innosanto]

@@idk-g8g a player can improve significantly with a coach of course. But if prior coach who is also player’s father travels with the new coach is harder

[@idk-g8g]

@@innosanto Okay but his father isn’t travelling with him.

[@shadowby]

I genuinely do not expect anything to change (for the positive) regarding Tsitsipas coaching change dictum. We've been focusing on his father not being able to 'let go' but that's a two-way codependency. The fact that Stefanos was emphatic that his father would continue to travel with him on the tour shows me that Stef cannot let go. Whoever his new coach will be they don't have a chance of success with those two.

[@Roman-cv2pd]

Rublev also had to play 2 matches in one day. No excuses for Sinner Gill

[@melaniefowler8841]

Wasn't ideal for either of them

[@joshforde698]

So difficult with the involvement of the father. Tsitsipas has gotten worse over the last two years, Zverev hasn't evolved too much over the course of his career, aside from an improved second serve. Medvedev has improved on clay, from being unable to win a match on the surface, as a comparison. Look at the four best players in the last 20 years, aside from Nadal, they have all gone through a few coaches, even Nadal eventually split from Uncle Toni. Unrealistic for these guys with fathers as coaches to go through their whole career without a change.

[@innosanto]

Zverev has evolved hugely post surgery. And had improved alot The last year before the surgery. Tsitsipas has digressed significantly and gradually steadily the last 2.5 years

[@joshforde698]

@@innosanto Has Zverev evolved or improved? Not sure I'm seeing what he does differently, I think he's just playing well. He's still a big server with a great backhand who tends to be passive in matches.

[@myrahchiloane2425]

Thanks Gill, i really enjoy your analysis. Well, Sinner has a right to feel what he feels caused him to loose his match, we can’t prove him right or wrong, we talking about young players who have life besides tennis, who cares about Sinner wanting to holiday or not, he needs to balance his life and work as tennis is like work to all players, hobby or job 🤷‍♂️, as for Tsitsipas,i personally don’t think it was a good move to make his father a coach, I’ve seen soo many renowned players channeling their frustration to their coaches when things go wrong in the court, it’s hard to do it to your father yessss, but where else should he chunnel his frustration 😅😅

[@idk-g8g]

tsitsipas never had any choice when he was growing up. It was his father or no one. Of course that then comes with a lot of pressure and feeling guilty to even think about replacing that.

[@angshumanray]

Just imagine the super negative effects of social media ... even a superstar tennis player is abusing and accusing his father in front of the whole world just because typing is so convenient... social media has seriously doomed this generation. Even star athletes are not spared their negative effects and are spewing hatred against their own ppl just because its trendy

[@idk-g8g]

@@angshumanray abusing and accusing his father? you should see some of the things his parents have said about him.

[@angshumanray]

@@idk-g8g If my father says anything unwanted to me should I go and tweet about him in public forum... at the end of the day he is my father ... whatever attachment or detachment need to happen can happen amicably behind closed doors as it used to happen pre social media

[@makeitlucid]

I’m dead. At 6:25 gill said “tennis is unique because the player is always accountable.” He forgot the rest of the sentence which is “except janik sinner.”

[@alexjcarr91]

What are you referring to here?

[@robertingersoll3039]

can you elaborate?

[@marciabrown7368]

​ Yea,,, what is he talking about 🤔🤔@@robertingersoll3039

[@chufeng9425]

So true😂😂

[@chufeng9425]

​@@alexjcarr91he always makes excuses🙃

[@br1729]

Djokovic won three of the four majors last year, so I don’t see how winning the Grand Slam wasn’t his number one goal going into 2024, unless you think he no longer believes that he can accomplish this, even though he was just one match away in 2021 (coincidentally or not, another Olympic year).

[@l.rongardner2150]

How about Ivan Lendl, as his next coach, now that Murray has retired?

[@rawrss]

The amount of coaches who would agree to have Stef's dad 'lurking' in the background of every tournament must be no more than a handful... 😢

[@tennishistoryandresultsdat4540]

Tennis is rare in a sense that player is ultimately responsible for all (including the choice of the coach). Rare, but not unique. It is the same in the pro boxing.

[@yiftachcohen470]

Cincy predictions plz plz plz

[@tamasajtony9855]

playing 2 matches in one day is the most anal thing organizers can do to players especially when the opponents plays one game on that day. I complained to tennis canada aleady after numerous incidents, i didn't know that they dare to do this at top tournaments too..

[@sebastientoussaint5461]

Tsitsipas should team up wit Lubicic.

[@robertingersoll3039]

that would be great, if Lubicic can teach Stef "the Fed's neo backhand", and if somehow Stef can pull it off, it would be amazing.

[@orchidpanda2253]

No. Goran Ivanisevic

[@innosanto]

@@orchidpanda2253no Goran Ivanisevic is serve and volley and Tsitsi can do those. He requires a coach that trains backhand, lobs, rinning in the court with legs etc

[@MusicMendicant]

Why do you & everyone in Tennis not mention Stefanos Tsitsipas ' 2 major injuries in 2023? Right shoulder injury after Aussie Open Finals - winning 10-1 singles matches, 3-0 mixed doubles matches & 1-1 doubles matches in Australia at Aussie Open & United Cup plus winning 2-0 singles matches at Davis Cup in Athens, Greece right after AO 2023... Stef could barely play in Rotterdam & Indian Wells / Miami & pulled out of Acapulco. Had a good claycourt season but confidence was still lacking. Also Low Back Injury & Edema during the Asian Swing & still made his 5th straight Nitto ATP Finals in November 2023 even though he could barely walk vs Sinner & withdrew vs Rune. Ended the year as World Number 6. Barely picked up a tennis racket in the 2023 off season November - December. Spent it just rehabbing. In January 2024, Tsitsipas still could not play singles vs Jarry at United Cup & at Aussie Open singles exhibition match with Djokovic, Stef took an MTO. Kept changing his serve from platform to pinpoint to protect his back yet reached week 2 of AO. Then won Monte Carlo Masters & Barcelona Finals with a 10 match winning streak & QFs of Roland Garros. So basically Stef's bad 2024 still has him Top 8 or 9 in the 2024 ATP Race to Turin before Cincinnati & 4 SFs, 2Fs, 1 title, 4 top 10 wins & 6-7 top 20 wins so far.

[@GillGross]

@@MusicMendicant I mentioned it, did I not?

[@DJSnafu]

@@GillGross not really, and you were wondering why he changed his serve...well thats why.

[@MusicMendicant]

@@GillGrossUmmm no. You said he changed up his serve (which was working before) & "what's that?". That chage-up at UC, AO 2024, Los Cabos & Acapulco was because of his injury & to try to protect his low back.

[@GillGross]

@@MusicMendicant my bad, I realize I mentioned the injury stuff when recording but it ended up getting edited out… as for the serve, I think it was probably to protect the back too, but he SAID the injury wasn’t the reason. So honestly idk what to do with that. Hard to just disregard what he said.

[@danielenzoo]

11:50 about the serve, didnt he ahve a back injury?

[@idk-g8g]

Yes. It was so bad he couldn’t get out of bed for 5 weeks. He didn’t even think he could play AO until the day before he did, Gil is ridiculous with his “what’s with changing his serve 3 days before?” as if he did it for fun. It wasn’t unprofessional, it was either that or skip the tournament. Maybe if his name was Jannik Sinner, Gil would have some sympathy.

[@WolfTitan99]

@@idk-g8g I think most people just completely forget Tsitsipas has injuries, he never retires or looks outwardly in pain during matches.

[@idk-g8g]

@@WolfTitan99 to a causal fan sure, but Gil is well aware of what’s actually happening to most players.

[@GillGross]

@@danielenzoo Yeah, but he said that isn’t the reason. Of course he could have been lying, but there’s no way to know for sure.

[@DJSnafu]

@@GillGross while doing it he said its not because of the injury..but hes since stated many times that it was the injury (which should be obvious anyway, he coudnt even hit a to spin BH for 2 months after returning til Barcelona or Madrid

[@petershort936]

If Tsitsipas' father continues to travel with Stefanos, nothing will change.

[@avijitjha1614]

I dont believe that no nadal or no roger or no novak would mean more slams for the other 2. One must also consider that the other 2 often cleared out the rest of the competition in the earlier rounds. Also rafa and roger made novak a better player. Also vice versa.

[@Gabmenini]

Hiya gill! Korda didn’t beat Ruud, Casper retired

[@DaggerMan11]

I don't necessarily think it's that Tsitsipas has been "figured out." I just think there are more players who are better than Tsitsipas. Players his age and younger (Alcaraz, Sinner, de Minaur, Zverev, Rublev) have improved, and he hasn't.

[@dimitriskarabatsos8103]

This split with his father was inevitable. It wasn’t nice the way he did it. But his father and mother should have taken a step back years ago. To let him grow has a person and a tennis player. Though I don’t condone his behaviour I do understand it. Hopefully he can find a coach that would suit him. Hopefully Boris Becker.

[@rhubarb_rhubarb]

Medvedevs loss was uncharacteristic and very bad, he might not be in the best shape right now but this should be a routine win. He was not focused, and made too many errors. However, many that came from Olympics have not had the proper training blocks, also Sinner who was sick didn’t practice. The surface and conditions in Canada is tricky, simply the people who skipped Olympics and played hardcourt have a slight advantage. Even Paul and Fritz lost early now in Cincy.

[@milankostic5401]

Anyone wanna be a coach of "a small kid who doesn’t know how to fight"? Considering such behavior, his father is probably the best coach for Stefanos really

[@billdillon3886]

With Tsitsi, the competition has gotten better. But, what hasn't gotten better is his fighting spirit on court. He's quirky. Temperamental. Not a LION.

[@thoukisth]

Im Greek so a Tsitsipas fan and you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! Its not that he told his father to fuck of, or that he did it publicly Its that he threw him under the bus in a very unprofessional way! Who talks about their coach like that? Ive never heard any other player who split with their coach talk about them in such a nasty way. Usually they give thanks and wishes for the future even if they dont like each other I mean what coach would be stupid enough to take him on now if he knows that at some point he will talk shit about him The future does not look good for Stefanos this was a very nasty unprofessional childish thing to do

[@leonardobraynen1524]

So glad Stefanos exposed himself to the world. Always knew he was such a fake. He'll never never ever ever ever ever *EVER* win 1 Grand slam now. Career is finished.

[@mireafelder8194]

It's called codependency in psychology. I only believe Tsitsipas has really parted ways with his father as a coach, if I don't see sitting him in his box for the next 3 months and Stefanos really engaged a new coach. In other words: Not going to happen imo.

[@MusicMendicant]

It is never the child's fault. Being controlled by your parents is not healthy. Stef apologized in his tweet. Tsitsipas is an amazing human & has put Greek tennis on the map. Be thankful & a bit more supportive & kind. Stefanos is great 99% of the time but he is a human being & his dam just broke.

[@mireafelder8194]

@@MusicMendicant You're right, it's never the child's fault. But Stefanos is 26 years old and should be old enough to make his own decisions by now. It's called codependency in psychology, I hope Stefanos can come over it, but I honestly doubt it. His father will be back in his box for coaching him in the next tournament.

[@thoukisth]

@@leonardobraynen1524 His career is not finished and you know why? Bacause he is a great tennis player. Will he win a slam? Maybe not, other great players havent (Ferrer, Davidenko, Tsonga) Its not that easy especially if there are better stronger players around you. He is at the top of his sport, he just needs a fresh eye. As of hiw character, others are worst. Djokovic for one, Medvedev ... so for me its alla about liking someones style of play And Stefanos has an offensive one and that is enough for me

[@janruner67]

Qoute:»Korda beats Ruud today» Ruud withdraws i think

[@orchidpanda2253]

Wishing Stefanos all the best on his life journey... but really wishing he would just lock in Goran Ivanisevic as coach already! LOL.

[@JulianXavier-p7d]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Tsitsipas's arrogance will hold him back. I saw it way back when even when he was on the rise.

[@ValentinG23]

How does Sinner lose to Rublev ? This tournament is Zverev’s to lose

[@punns643]

Sinners right hip\leg looked bad

[@dboystipsandtricks408]

Rublev played really well. Serve was very effective

[@rust2156]

Would love to see Stef switch to two hander.

[@sebastientoussaint5461]

Are you crazy? At this stage?

[@anonusniogsonisrgnip]

Dumbest comment

[@abirdatemycactus459]

Ruud withdrew from illness he wasn't beaten by korda

[@MaheshMahesh-hp3fz]

Medvedev conversation of break points

[@rublo1]

Gill what the hell was that jcf answer and question ?? First of all jcf was at the final match, so the question did not make an ounce of sense. Second coaching is not illegal anymore so your answer didn’t make any sense ??? Very Bizzare

[@GillGross]

@@rublo1 coaching is illegal at the Olympics. ITF rules are not the same as ATP and Grand Slam rules.

[@br1729]

Man, Gill so torched you. How long do you think it will be until you post again?

[@rublo1]

@@GillGross ok, you should’ve mentioned that bc literally no one knows that so it was a Bizzare take. And the original question still doesn’t make any sense

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

Whatever is the case, stef has crossed many lines of dignity. Hehandled this circumstance in worst way possible. He is really immatured. Calling dad all that? 😮

[@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021]

I think that Novak after this huge win he will be in decline, because this is the finish puzzle, maybe after great success motivation will be lacking

[@winterbird4447]

Djoko said in his winner interview that he almost «sacrificed his family» for the gold. So yeah…Something has got to give at some point.

[@Futhi.Johnson]

Time to retire...I'm emotionally spent or done

[@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021]

@@Futhi.Johnson it is not time to retire for sure 2 more years minimum

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

​@@Futhi.JohnsonOne more slam win to make it 25, to be the sole slams record holder. The no. also looks good. It would be nice if he wins this year's US Open by beating Alcaraz in semis or finals and say goodbye to tennis

[@dewman7477]

@@SrinivasRao-vd4kiknowing Djokovic, he won’t retire until maybe after 2028 and if he’s still winning at least a slam a year or every 2 years by 2028, he might even play until his legs fall off. These players are built different

[@markmihajlovic2521]

There's an argument to be made that Sinner is the new Roddick to Alcaraz's Federer, rather than a Djokovic-calibre rival. It might just be the one slam. And maximum respect to Roddick, who very nearly beat Federer to take Wimbledon 2009.

[@aleksapopovic9704]

Overreaction is crazy

[@mireafelder8194]

@@aleksapopovic9704 Overreaction was absolutely crazy when Sinner won his first Grand Slam at AUS Open this year. Sinner is already 2 years older than Alcaraz, only won 1 GS, 2 Masters titles vs 4 GS, 5 Masters titles Alcaraz.

[@alburaq3290]

Recency bias. Sinner will win more Slams.

[@mireafelder8194]

@@alburaq3290 You seriously think Sinner, who is already 2 years older than Alcaraz, only won 1 GS, 2 Masters titles vs 4 GS, 5 Masters titles Alcaraz will win more Slams?

[@alburaq3290]

@@mireafelder8194 Do you think Alcaraz will win every Slam in a row for the next 10 years? That's not gonna happen. Other players will also win Slams, Sinner being one of them.

[@z1az285]

Alcaraz frame is way too lightweight for deep return positions. don't forget how much weight tafaadded to his frame to keep the ball deep. everything that Alcaraz hit on his FH was too short and spinny. One word: higher swing weight

[@Mkms092]

The amount of excuses sinner is given for every loss is insane. He was not the only one that had to play 2 matches in a day and the tonsillitis being brought up is insane. Is this what we have to look forward to for the rest of sinner’s career everytime he loses. It’s getting old already

[@makeitlucid]

This is facts!! And look at his record. Other than 2023, his Entire career is filled with retirements and lame excuses.

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

100%

[@charlesfaure1189]

It's almost as if someone has done a lousy job raising Tsisipas.

[@kjell-olavmossestad5401]

Korda beat Ruud today? It was a walkover. Ruud was sick. Come on

[@GillGross]

@@kjell-olavmossestad5401 It was obviously a mistake. I said I didn’t see it.

[@unknownplayer3124]

You have never given the credit Rublev the credit that he deserves. Hope this win atleast changes your opinion. He has defeated both Carlos and Jannik this year. No other player has done that this year. He is the big favourite to win his 2nd masters of the year, considering Zverev has to play two tough matches today.

[@winterbird4447]

I think Gill has been very good to Rublev over the years. He is actually the reason I am more aware of why Rublev is so highly ranked despite never reaching a GS final etc.

[@andieolivia]

Go Rublev. Hope he wins 🇨🇦🏆!

[@margaritamuller2497]

Sinner should do medical análisis, maybe a diet i don't know, the infection can inflamate the hip problem

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

Ivan Lendl

[@margaritamuller2497]

tsitsipas, should change everithing, having the family always there at work and family is to much, I don't know ho, is not going to be easy to find someone who can handle, his personality, i remind the phisio left him beacouse he could not work with him.😅

[@alanahk]

Novak will play out 2025 and retire in Australia 2026. He wont be able to play at the level and wont play if he cant win majors ( this coming from a huge Novak fan since 2008)

[@seanl6885]

Alexei Popyrin will surpass Stefanos Tsitsipas

[@jimmyfox]

Tonsillitis is such a lame excuse

[@igalenka3001]

Gill stop making excuses for Sinner. It’s getting real lame

[@GillGross]

@@igalenka3001If I say he got tired that’s an excuse? This is tennis! If you get tired and lose, that’s part of it. I can’t comprehend how people think that’s me making an “excuse.”

[@leonardobraynen1524]

I like Sinner also. Humans tend to be a bit more sympathetic to those they like.

[@SusanneHRoberts]

Jannik always takes responsibility and never complains. He admits what has gone wrong and takes accountability. I admire that.

[@punns643]

5th comment

[@punns643]

5th

[@shamshermalik1691]

you are consistent hater whole midea. fedration fedal fan but he is the booooooss

[@br1729]

What language is this?

[@andieolivia]

Hello Novak! Is that you?

[@br1729]

@@andieolivia Novak much more articulate. Weak fan era.

[@darijokesar5703]

Djokovic is not "best of his generation"...he is best of any generation....small correction.

[@br1729]

Nishikori as Djokovic-light resonates, and explains why both have underperformed their wins in fan popularity-it’s just not as interesting to watch some guy outlast his opponent from the baseline.

[@DaggerMan11]

Nishikori underperforming in fan popularity is quite the take, saying nothing about Djokovic. The world is bigger than the United States.Also, what Djokovic and Nishikori have in common is not their ability to outlast opponents from the baseline. It's the ability to change direction on both wings at will from fairly aggressive court positions.

[@br1729]

@@DaggerMan11 Fairly aggressive court positions that are usually tethered to the baseline. Even Djokovic fans concede that he underperforms the other members of the Big Three in popularity relative to his accomplishments--it is a global take, not a U.S. take.

[@DaggerMan11]

@@br1729 It's a US-centric, west-centric take for sure. You could argue it's still true in aggregate, but it definitely biases western viewpoints.

[@br1729]

@@DaggerMan11 I suppose you could say that about any take on tennis, which is a West-centric sport (e.g., all the majors are in the West).

[@rublo1]

Gill are you not shameless with the sinner defence again? I have given sinner the benefit of the doubt but his opponent ALSO had rest and played a tournament before and ALSO played 2 matches in a row on the same day. what has sinner been doing except been on holidays??? enough with the tonsillitis EXCUSE, and yes it is an excuse not a REASON or ANALYSIS despite what you like to argue. he is simply not up to scratch endurance wise to play pro tennis despite all the advantages of time off - THAT is the reason.. go look at the discourse now, people are TIRED of sinner's excuses and NEVER gives credit to his opponents when he loses.

[@joannemoore3976]

He said he was in bed with tonsillitis. So you either take that as a reason rather than an excuse or you call him a liar.

[@rublo1]

@@joannemoore3976yes a month ago. How long is he going to milk this for ????? Shameless much

[@joannemoore3976]

@@rublo1 I don't think he's milking anything. He says he is fit to play. Maybe playing twice in a day with not the best prep didn't help that's all. I think he and his team need to look at his fitness generally and the fact he gets ill so often, could be something underlying. Also, I have never had tonsillitis but my daughter did and had such a high temperature that she was hallucinating. It can be pretty bad.

[@joannemoore3976]

@@rublo1 and it wasn't a month ago, it was right before the Olympics.

[@arvinds4961]

@@joannemoore3976 Maybe the right hip is bothering him again he was holding it very often during the match .

[@michaelnurse9089]

Tsitsipas - top 10 for 5 years in a row. Gets a girlfriend - game goes to hell in a handbasket.

[@idk-g8g]

He had a girlfriend from the start of 2020 to the start of 2022

[@Futhi.Johnson]

No no...the girlfriend has been doing well...coming out of injury

[@Mittke88]

Lol, Korda and Shelton said that because they never won even a single major.