The 2022 Monday Match Analysis AWARDS

[@anonymous4711_]

2022 Sports Journalist of the year: Gill Gross! No one was as consistent, knowledgeable, passionate as him!

[@JacquesLudik]

Agree! 👏🏻

[@meles3740]

@@JacquesLudik sycophant of the year, Gil Gross

[@maciek_d]

Agreed!

[@lordkingsandwich8806]

Agree!

[@GillGross]

Thank you. Too kind

[@MaxDangVu]

Gill, that storytelling for match of the year was epic!! It was an all-time match imo. I had work that day and I simply couldn’t keep my eyes off it. A pleasure to watch.

[@Max_Cherry]

Loved that you dressed up for this one mate! Thank you so much for a wonderful year of tennis coverage

[@AnthonyHirsch]

It's incredible how we had 3 legitimately all-time level tournament runs this year on the tour and they were all done by teenagers (two by the same one- USO and Madrid, the other Rune in Paris). Enjoying these awards Gil

[@tennistimetiborhunyadi3934]

Great show Gill! I agree with all your takes and explanations. I think that's a first :) Loved the awards, loved the blazer for the awards :) It's a rare feet that a quarter final takes match of the year, but it's fully deserved. I was sure as well in the 4th Sinner would take it.

[@SJ-di5zu]

It’s easy to forget how miraculous the first half of 2022 was for Rafa. I’ll treasure those 6 months as some of the best time to be watching tennis. Between Nadal’s great escapes at the AO, the level of tennis at Acapulco, the epic matches at Indian Wells where one of the GOATs isn’t playing his best but just refuses to give up (similar to Djokovic at USO 2021, and they both lost the final), then to come to RG and hold Felix off, find one more signature win at RG against Novak when no one expected it, scrap with Zverev for hours of grueling tennis, and then decimate Ruud to win it. Just another case of Nadal telling the world he can never be counted out and fighting until the end. It wasn’t the best or most perfect tennis Nadal has ever played, he just brought the right things at the right times and snatched every opportunity he could.

[@ranrabi9381]

100%

[@Linaria-yl7sb]

Add also the Wimbledon QF against Fritz, winning that match whilst injured was EPIC. Also to note, the first three games before the injury, he was anihilating Fritz completely. Such a pity that after his injury he has not recovered his level, will we ever see it again😢😢

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@Linaria-yl7sb Yeah epic match too, but Wimbledon in general was just sad. I was really looking forward to him taking on Kyrgios and felt like he had a decent shot against Djokovic as well. Win or lose, either of those matches could've been match of the year candidates. His forehand was amazing against Fritz though, and I was happy to see him get revenge for Indian Wells.

[@henryshear5510]

Thanks so much for your commentary, but also for standing your ground with QualityShot and Cam Williams; Alcaraz v Sinner was the best GS match of 2022.

[@hazelpereira3923]

Enjoyed very much all your analysis and interesting background information. You receive my vote for the best, Gill. Thank you for 2022!!!!

[@igalenka3001]

Thank you so much for all your hard work this year Gill. Can’t wait for your 2023 content!

[@Linaria-yl7sb]

Gill, amazing performance, thank you so much, it was delightful to hear. Kudos for you, you are the best tennis radio journalist

[@tounoni]

I was watching Alcaraz v Sinner and was so upset when Sinner had his match point so I switched off my Tv for the day and woke up the following day to hear that Alcaraz won so i had to watch it a second time. It was an epic match indeed

[@bsrussian]

Thiem has an excellent shot to win comeback next year.

[@707ladytee]

Coric winning Cincinnati, idk.

[@jacintacesp]

I'd love to see a comeback from Thiem. I think he can do it.

[@pedrogb512]

always look forward to these; great stuff gill!

[@TuningintotheOne4BLN]

Novak's win @ Wimbeldon was an EPIC comeback for a yearly tough year. Novak's mental and precision execution - Djoker hit his pivot tipping point return to 2021 form & domination made his 2nd half of the '22 season momentum creating run so that by end of year, Nole was playing like the best player in tennis heading into '23. Merry Holidays & Happy NY Gill to you and yours :) xx Best Wishes, Milan - C U in '23!!! great stuff Gill! Very much appreciate you and all your dilligent & comprehensive coverage & analysis. Peace & Blessings!

[@jacintacesp]

Yes Novak tends to be more clinical and perhaps not grab so many headlines. But indeed his Wimbledon was epic.

[@hjander]

Thx!

[@chrispybisscuit]

Pretty sure Nadals passing shot v Zverev was to save a set point rather than to close the set on his set point

[@bsrussian]

correct

[@tomjerry9051]

the better passing shot was saving set point but im pretty sure he also hit a pass to win the set.

[@chrispybisscuit]

@@tomjerry9051 yes I see that one as well now. Petition to have a new standalone category: Clutch shot of the year

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@chrispybisscuit Oh that would be a really fun category. Nadal would be all over that this season. Either the forehand down the line at 2-2 break point in the fifth set against Medvedev or the forehand pass against Zverev at 2-6 in the 1st set.

[@jacintacesp]

Loved your play by play back of the AO final. It really was a gripping match. I watched it all in bars and by the end of the match everyone was glued.

[@andrewfield5250]

Epic award ceremony. Thanks!

[@theprogressivemichigander6588]

Love the shot of the year. I learned to hit lefty over a summer and it got pretty much as good at my backhand and better at some things. I've always wanted to see a top player incorporate it into their tennis. Given how dominant forehands are over backhands I'd like to see a player use it to take over more points with more margin without having to run around their backhand and get out of position. They'd still need the two hander for backhand returns and other situations where there isn't enough time to change hands.

[@notturno3448]

Thank you, Gill. You are the best!

[@xux1459]

Awesome summary, you do such a great work, thanks, love it❤️

[@R3dlineR6]

Hi Gill, thanks a lot for the video, you really have passion for the sport and it's wonderful to watch. I was wondering if you were planning to do rankings predictions for the year 2023? It would also be fun to see how you made out for your 2022 predictions!

[@scottysatpanalysis]

Djokovic Wimbledon sliding Spider-Man shot against sinner

[@jwbrandt70]

Agreed with most of these. But you shocked me with best tournament run because I thought Carlos at the Open was surely going to be it. As you announced that award I was already nodding to myself because I thought I knew what you were going to say. To play that many 3 out of 5s for that length of time consecutively did it for me and the fact that it was his first major. But Carlos had the exacta on that award either way. The reasoning for player of the year though backs the theory that the year end finals are simply not worth enough; and have not been historically. It's almost a joke the way the year end finals are treated in terms of historical meaning of the game. But I can see your reasoning. I guess I might have given player of the year as a 3 way tie myself. Great show Gill.

[@alextabet9247]

No mention of Novak’s tournament run in Turin. The guy beat 5 top 10 players consecutively.

[@quangnguyenviet1188]

That's what everyone would do to win ATP Finals which happens every year. It's not rare or special enough to the tournament or Djokovic.

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

@@quangnguyenviet1188 it is not that easy for a 35 year old player to beat all the 5 players who are all top 10 guys in the rankings and are younger to him by more than 10 years

[@move3spaces246]

@@quangnguyenviet1188 one of the dumbest comments ive read! He’s 35! Won the ATP finals Undefeated! Previous oldest player was federer 30.

[@alextabet9247]

​@@quangnguyenviet1188 look, I am not saying that Novak should have been chosen for Gill's award, but he should have made the honorable mention list. Winning the ATP Final is always "special". To say that it is not special is taking it way too lightly.

[@DomonationYT]

@@quangnguyenviet1188you can lose 2 matches and still win?

[@MrAtaguas]

I'd love to see a Sinner-Alcaraz saga next year like a big 3 type rivalry of sorts even if it is just next season especially if they bring even half the quality to the court as they did in their USO meeting.

[@catherinebell122]

All positives for capturing my undivided attention very early in the morning when I should or could have rolled over for a couple more sleep hours. Captivating synopsis 👍👏🏻🥰

[@tberry79]

Man, I was at the Miami open this year when JJ Wolfe hit that shot. However, I was not in the main stadium at the time! I was on a different court watching another match and then they showed it on the big screen. I was disappointed that I didn’t get to see it in real life.

[@issimi]

Your videos, your analysis are a joy to watch!

[@move3spaces246]

Gill I disagree completely! I think he’d take his season as he tied federer for ATP finals, he hadnt won it in 7 years. In a normal year maybe but winning this ATP finals was as good as a slam this year to tie the record. Also he won a masters. A slam, masters and ATP finals (3 big titles) is about comparable to two slams in a normal year anyway. At his age winning an ATP finals is much harder than winning a slam. Hes won 8 slams since 30 and now only one ATP finals!

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

Gill is a fan boy of Nadal. Though he tries his best to cover it up his bias towards Nadal is quite discernable. He goes to great lengths to explain the reasons for Nadal's match defeats and gloats over his victories. But other than that he is a very good tennis analyst

[@tennishistoryandresultsdat4540]

@@SrinivasRao-vd4ki I disagree. I openly admit that Nadal is one of my least favorite players. So if someone gives him undeserved props, I immediately feel it. I don't get these vibes from Gill. To me he is the most objective tennis analyst.

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

@@tennishistoryandresultsdat4540 i agree to ur last point. He is the best tennis analyst and his podcast 3 with Amy Lundy and Joel Drucker is also very good. But i stick to my point that he tilts towards Nadal especially when he makes comparisons involving Nadal and Djokovic. However, i respect ur opinion and let's agree to disagree on this point.

[@move3spaces246]

@@SrinivasRao-vd4ki yep for sure! He tries to pretend he is unbiased!

[@move3spaces246]

@@SrinivasRao-vd4ki I much prefer Joel and amy, even though Amy is biased towards rafa she at least openly admits it. She also likes Novak too but rafa is her fav.

[@AnthonyHirsch]

So glad Sinner Alcaraz won match of the year. Unreal match. Wish I got a chance to see it in person too, the atmosphere was unmatched and it only heightened what was already a ridiculous match between the two players

[@jacintacesp]

Yes that was amazing. I hope there are more in the pipeline.

[@AnthonyHirsch]

@@jacintacesp totally agree am eeking to see a rematch. both great talents and mentalities in young players and love seeing their styles clash. hopefully we get to see em play a big final next year, would be a good sight

[@ramburgers]

Federer with the double name drop in the description, confirmed Gill’s GOAT

[@gretchenlittle6817]

Glad to see JJ Wolf get some attention. I think he could have a strong 2023.

[@jeremyneiderhoff]

Gill i understand you hate recency bias, but I feel like you overcorrect for it at times. Giving Nadal player of the year after an abysmal last couple months given the asterisk at AO and nothing else to gloat about other than another RG is crazy.

[@zetristan4525]

Alcaraz was brilliantly amazing (grateful to Sinner), but Djokovic and Nadal were utterly heroic overcoming the toughest challenges.

[@joshforde698]

I'd probably go Krygios as most improved player of the year, off the top of my head he had the 4th best winning record on tour. We all knew he was capable of such a level, but I don't think anyone ever saw it happening. Whereas Alcaraz we all knew would get to this level at some point, we just didn't see it happening so soon.

[@guruk]

Worst season where POLITICS ruined our sport. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@blakebarone1809]

Yeah, kinda. I think the intersection of politics and tennis in 2022 will be remembered for a long time. I don’t see the Russians/Belarusians ever looking great in retrospect, but Novak’s hardheadedness will age well.

[@exceptico6156]

I think even if you don't like tennis, you still enjoy listening to Gill

[@80sruler]

Rafa winning the Australian was a big one as that’s been a tough one for him to get

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

Story of the year was ao nole by far. Everyone was talking about that.

[@jacintacesp]

When I thought of biggest story, I immediately thought the AO debacle. People were talking about it in the street. The retirements weren't, but I get what Gill says that he wanted a positive story.

[@ndj9706]

Your Nadal's Comeback of the Year Match is my Match of Nadal's illustrious career ever.

[@jacintacesp]

Yep. Absolutely gripping.

[@idc9053]

That was one of the worst tennis seasons I remember.

[@alextabet9247]

Novak’s return from a 2 set down to Sinner in the QF of Wimbledon is up there with Nadal’s return at the Australian Open.

[@aarnavkembhavi2820]

Sinner and Medvedev aren't comparable

[@Max_Cherry]

It’s a good comeback for sure but really it doesn’t come close considering the disparity between Medvedev and Rafa for those first two sets. That’s partly because of how great Novak is, in that it never felt like Sinner had the match in the bag against him.

[@justusbeweel1109]

@@Max_Cherry yeah as a Rafa fan , I had zero doubt Novak would pull off the comeback. With Rafa it was completely different.

[@sergiosarmiento4371]

I don't think Sinner was even close to winning that match so that's why it doesn't get an honorable mention.

[@alextabet9247]

@@sergiosarmiento4371 you are ignoring the mental state that Novak was in. Detained and then deported from Australia, slapped with a 3 year ban from returning to Australia, denied entry to the US to play at Indian Wells and Miami, losing his #1 ranking, Rafa overtaking him the the Grand Slam race, rustiness from not playing enough matches, and the likelihood that he would not be allowed to play at the U Open looming large. Being 2 sets down to a top 10 player in the world and clawing his way out of that match required a great deal of mental fortitude. Don't get me wrong, Rafa's comeback was more impressive and certainly deserves the award, but I do not believe that Novak's return, given the circumstances, warrants an honorable mention.

[@westonmeyer3110]

Very glad to see Coric mentioned so much here. I think he will do even better than top 12 next year and win a major. Also, Madrid was even more special compared to other tournaments this year considering that Alcaraz got hurt in the 2nd set against Nadal, lost that set after easily winning the 1st set, and then got it together to win the 3rd only to have to play a fresh Djokovic the next day. I didn’t understand what the circumstances of Madrid were until Alcaraz was in the semifinals of the US Open but as soon as I knew the full details of how Alcaraz won Madrid I knew that he was going to win the US Open no matter how tired he was.

[@jacobschmidt2709]

What was Alcaraz's injury in Madrid?

[@westonmeyer3110]

@@jacobschmidt2709 He hurt his wrist when he fell and used his hand to cushion the fall.

[@ajaybaines7654]

Gill:). Incredible show as always!:) I would say Rafa’s win over Novak at the French would be my pick for best performance of the year. Slightly ahead of Novak over Nick. Just because Novak is a much more decorated/mentally tougher opponent than Nick is. Plus, Novak was on an absolute roll heading into that French QF. And Rafa played at a level that we all hadn’t seen in ages it seemed on clay. Other than that, incredible show:)!

[@tatjanamastilovic2956]

Absolutely not, that Novak was shit mentally, you say he was on a roll just cause he won Rome title, but he didn't face Nadal, Alcaraz or Zverev etc in that tournament. He was no near his 2021 level for example expecially mentally speaking. His body language was really bad and crowd affected him a lot, it wasn't just the cheering for Nadal but the insults and booing against him. Some journalists that were there in the stadium, confirmed there were a lot of insults, xenophobic slurs and vulgar gestures towards Djokovic that night, let alone the booing. Considering he was coming from the Australian trauma and was under huge media pressure till that moment, I'm not surprised + he had Nadal on the other side of the net, the one that made bad comments about him in January. It all affected him. I hope to see a better Djokovic in 2023, it would be a shame if all what happened really ruined his career and Nadal took advantage by knowingly making those bad comments to putt off Djokovic even more. Let's see.

[@raywill8638]

Carlos Alcaraz shot vs de Minaur on match point was the shot of the year me in Barcelona.

[@ranrabi9381]

Fancy Gill is here!

[@MisterGlaf]

Thank you for the great content. Unless I am mistaken Serena never said she's retiring though...

[@Iyamcole]

man it's hard to pick between madrid and the us open for run of the year

[@707ladytee]

Always look forward to your year-ending awards video! You are on point along with the ATP's nominees on some of these categories. I disagree with the order of the player-of-the-year's honorable mentions: Alcaraz should be first, Djokovic second. As you said, the former had a more complete year, coupled with the accomplishments he achieved. Otherwise, great picks! And congrats to the winners!

[@hudsonmcconnell4404]

Am I the only one who thought of Rafa’s AO as being one of the comebacks of the year?

[@ivanpaez7790]

Nadal player of the year?

[@richietaylor9870]

Just to be pedantic, S'Hertogenbosch isn't in Holland, it's in North Brabant. South Holland and North Holland being only two of twelve provinces of the Netherlands. There was a winner in Holland this year but it was FAA in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland.

[@GillGross]

Didn’t know that. Thanks!

[@guruk]

Rafa - PLAYER OF THE YEAR *

[@alexanderishere1857]

Djoko won Wimbledon and atp finals..and compared with a higher win percentage... isn't that just as good as Nadals two slams?

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

Djokovic won Wimbledon without playing any pre Wimbledon grasscourt tournament. That shows how good he is on grass, especially Wimbledon. He won ATP tour finals without losing single match against the 5 players who are all top 10 players and are more than 10 years younger to him. He missed 2 slams and several important tourneys and was robbed of his Wimbledon points. Had he not missed these tourneys and got his Wimby points he certainly would have been No. 1 in rankings and hands down the best player of the year.

[@alexanderishere1857]

@@SrinivasRao-vd4ki I guess you deleted the post about a slight bias. I agree though, and also towards Alcaraz. I can live with it, because Gill tries to control it

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

@@alexanderishere1857 no sir i did not delete it deliberately. By mistake i posted without completing the sentence. I think i mentioned about Gill's bias, in response to some other person's comment

[@hih5868]

Hell no

[@alexanderishere1857]

@@hih5868 It's close. ATP finals also count for something.

[@bsrussian]

I’d go with nadal in the quarters in paris for sure. By far the most impressive

[@SrinivasRao-vd4ki]

Carlos Alcaraz rise to No. 1 comes with a big asteric, due to the absence of Djokovic's absence two majors and many other tournaments and robbing of his Wimbledon points due to the flawed rule

[@TomSmith-gw6fn]

The only asterisk is Djokovic’s would-be Wimbledon points for actually winning the title. No one gets to say that because a top player was absent, a title win means any less, sorry.

[@youtubedick-tators1991]

@@TomSmith-gw6fn I disagree, when Muhammed Ali evaded the draft and was stripped of his HW titles for 3 years there was an * over the new HW champions even if it was unfair to them.

[@youtubedick-tators1991]

Also, Russian players (Medvedev, Rublev, Khachanov, Karatsev, etc) were banned from Wimbledon.

[@meles3740]

Holger will be year end 2023 #1. These awards are an absolute fraud.

[@jacintacesp]

I disagree as any given player can be out of the tour for personal/health reasons. Alcaraz has shown he can beat both Novak and Nadal.

[@lenemostert9849]

So you don’t think Djokovic’s come back from 0-2 down against Sinner was an honorable mention?

[@nickyb12345]

No bc we all knew how that match was gonna end as soon as he broke in set 3

[@naysayer1238]

I'd forgotten that Nadal had COVID, lol, one more piece of hilarious absurdity in the corporate screwing of Djokovic in Australia. What a joke.

[@marilynwasserman3273]

Try to remember that Djokovic screwed *himself* - and his fans! - by not getting the jab.

[@aldonamartin5092]

@@marilynwasserman3273 why because you are so compliant and perhaps don’t engage in critical thinking ??

[@naysayer1238]

@@marilynwasserman3273 LOL, hey tell me, how many hundreds of your fellow corporate stooges do you think I have already heard that from? There is no reason for young people to take it, and if you had the first clue you would know that it is not harmless for many young men.

[@naysayer1238]

@@marilynwasserman3273 You stooges, en masse, you screwed us all, and in so many more ways than just ruining sports, of course.

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

YOU WERE AT THAT MATCH???? You lucky ...

[@scottysatpanalysis]

As someone who was at the coric nadal match I was maybe the only one rooting for borna lmao

[@stefannedeljkovic4395]

Seriously? Djokovic's diving backhand winner against Sinner not even as an honorable mention? And yet you list Nadal's passing shot against Zverev. Come on bro...

[@mikefisher474]

It's obvious why Nadal is POTY. He didn't lose any matches in which he wasn't severely injured. The man has a 99% winning percentage when he's fit in his career, so how can he not be the GOAT?

[@497novakl]

He wasn't injured in the latter half of the year when he was in a losing streak.

[@mikefisher474]

@@497novakl I was being sarcastic :)

[@guruk]

Well done GILL 👏👏👏 u have finally become a seasoned journalist 💯🙏 U have wonderfully learnt to appease the majority.. So So proud of you 👌👍 Well done - keep it up! 😇

[@hih5868]

You little crybaby. Hahahah😢

[@aldonamartin5092]

Agreed ... a waste of time

[@drtash21]

It comes with the opportunities in tennis. The big bucks don't care about integrity, especially in tennis journalism. It is what it is, I'm afraid. Well done for getting the lucrative jobs though.

[@guruk]

@@drtash21 yep. Tats true 🤷‍♂️

[@mlrd2687]

Nadal's confidence was based entirely on Djokovic being banned from playing. Profit in the Age of... A Forbidden Word on the Internet...

[@zetristan4525]

Galan beat Tsitsipas but he couldn't raise Gill's eyebrows.

[@earlyates2350]

Novak should have been player of the year!. Not only the fact that he ended up with identical points for number one if Wimbledon had given away points, but he did so without being able to play in two slams and the North American Hardcourts journey. Therefore acquiring that many points while being able to play so few major events makes him by far the best player of the year. And another proof added to the pudding. With his limited schedule, he still ended up earning more cash than any other tennis player. Male or Female. And if that weren't enough, he also won substantial tournaments on ALL 3 SURFACES! No one had a Better Year by far! Sure Rafa won on all surfaces and earned the French Open. But we all know he only won in Australia because Novak wasn't there. Because not only is the Aussie Stadium Novak's house, but Nadal hasn't beatin Nole on hardcourts in almost a decade. Come On Man!

[@jacobschmidt2709]

"But we all know that he only won in Australia because Novak was not there" Yep. In most cases I would give the nod to the 2 slam winner, but the aforementioned reason listed above is why I would give Djokovic the nod as player of the year. He did win the most big titles as well of the two(Slam, WTF and Masters 1000).

[@tatjanamastilovic2956]

I'm a Novak fan but there are some incorrect things in your comment: 1. Novak wouldn't have same number of points as Alcaraz if Wimbledon counted, he would be #2 cause Alcaraz would get his points too. 2. Alcaraz has the highest prize this year not Novak, Novak is 2nd. 3. Saying Nadal won just because Novak wasn't there is simply incorrect and biased, you will never know that since Novak didn't play. You can argue that what happened in Australia was a completely political mess or that Nadal comments about Novak were bad, but you can't have the guarantee that Novak would have won the tournament. He was surely among the favorites. The fact Nadal didn't beat Djokovic in a decade off clay, is irrelevant. We all know Nadal can beat anybody if in form, he's Novak's biggest rival after all and in the goat race. They also didn't face each other that much on hard courts, last match was in ATP CUP 2020 team event final, they have more matches on clay. 4. Slams are the most important titles, Nadal had the best season cause he won 2 Slams, Novak would surely change one of his titles with 1 Slam if one asked him. Expecially at this stage of his career.

[@xaocs]

@@tatjanamastilovic2956 Novak wasn’t “surely one of the favorites.” He was the OVERWHELMING favorite and by a really wide margin, with second favorite being Medvedev. And even when Nadal is in great form or on his day, he still can’t touch Novak at the Aussie open, ie 2019 Aussie open final.

[@bsrussian]

Runes run in Paris was definitely better than Madrid considering the form of nadal and djokovic (not at his best until rome) and zverev going to sleep at 6 am the day of the final

[@rudyfidelino3995]

Also, Zverev beat Alcaraz pretty soundly a few weeks later at RG. That said, the consecutive wins over 2 all-time greats is a run for the ages.

[@krishnaramachandran7722]

It was a tough battle against both Rafa and Novak and the Novak match lasted three and a half hours. I think Carlos refused to be intimidated by the big 2 and deserves all the credit. Novak was not at his best until Rome because he was beaten in Madrid. I back Carlos' chances next year against Novak on clay.

[@meles3740]

@@krishnaramachandran7722 Holger should have won half of these awards minimum.

[@SJ-di5zu]

Novak looked great at Madrid imo. That match could’ve gone either way. But I agree Nadal was a shell of himself at the time, and Alcaraz probably would’ve won in straights if not for that fall he took

[@bsrussian]

@@SJ-di5zu Agree + the Zverev win was basically handed to him on a silver platter. So alcaraz only had to deal with a Novak who was coming off losses to ADF and Vesely, meanwhile rune beat a ton of great players and djokovic himself who was playing insane and is undisputedly the best in the world. Paris was far more impressive. Poor pick from Gill

[@Nico-zw9ud]

Great show Gill, but "Best Tournament Run" has to be Holger Rune. 🤪

[@hih5868]

Majors are the holy grail and always will be. Masters are preparation tournaments for Majors. Not even close to as important as Majors. Novak fans can only blame the man himself for missing 2 slams! He is not above the law of the land! Well deserved nadal poy.

[@aldonamartin5092]

Law ?? It is all a nonsense - engage the little grey cells !!

[@SJ-di5zu]

I may be biased, but I’d give Nadal vs Ruud the edge over Djokovic vs Kyrgios for single match performance. 11 games in a row at a slam final? I feel like it’s almost underrated because we’ve seen Nadal do it so many times to great players at RG. Djokovic played really well against Kyrgios, but he did drop a set. Also Rune’s Paris run deserves an HM for tournament run. I may have given Nadal vs Medvedev the edge for match of the year because of its importance. Alcaraz/Sinner was probably a bit higher quality, but Nadal/Medvedev was a great tactical battle, historically significant with Nadal setting the slam record, and insanely dramatic. It was an emotional match that shook the tennis world. But again, I am biased, and you also already used Nadal vs Medvedev for comeback match of the year which it 1000% had to be. Great video though! Always find these super interesting and fun to watch. Keep up this content man, it really doesn’t get stale, and I’ve been watching since 2018, I believe.

[@arcadianluna2605]

😂😂 u r clearly a rafa fanatic

[@SJ-di5zu]

@@arcadianluna2605 Yup. And I admitted my bias in my comment, stated my points, and was receptive to opposing opinions. Can't say the same for the fangirls here insulting Gill's journalistic integrity and playing the victim because Djokovic didn't win player of the year lol. I can guarantee if Nadal and Djokovic switched seasons, those same people would be saying "2 slams>1 slam" and picking Djokovic for POTY anyways. I do completely understand Gill's points here though. Alcaraz/Sinner deserves the spot since Nadal/Medvedev was already honored in comeback of the year, and I'll admit the former match was a bit higher quality overall. Djokovic/Kyrgios may not have been the most dominant performance of the year, but neutralizing Kyrgios' serve on grass is very impressive.

[@Mr.Edd3905]

Djokovic had the most prize money, not Alcaraz.

[@drtash21]

Corrupt ATP gave him a top-up for getting to #1.

[@ghbnhghjk]

Tennis media hand picking their favourites for the sportsmanship award again. Its such an unfair, biased system.

[@guruk]

Yep.. Thought Gill is better but here is our friend, who today donned a blazer as a well seasoned journalist pushing his biasedness down our throat.

[@drtash21]

@@guruk Guess they finally got him. You cant get big opportunities in tennis media without towing the party line. Eventually you have to pay up.

[@bsrussian]

I personally really hated this season. Having said that, I am a massive fan of Federer, thiem, and medvedev. But it was a strange season in any case. Hears to a better 2023

[@marlenebuls9535]

It was a bad season for most of the time because of the persecution of Novak Djokovic. Totally evil!

[@youtubedick-tators1991]

@@marlenebuls9535 Also, Russian players banned from Wimbledon like World Cup. I hate when politics mixes with sport.

[@BillyBob-xi9ih]

@@marlenebuls9535 the rules were for everybody not just Djokovic lol

[@marlenebuls9535]

@@BillyBob-xi9ih ignorant comment

[@BillyBob-xi9ih]

@@marlenebuls9535 feel free to explain how it’s ignorant then

[@JabberWokey]

Hi from India. Love your channel and your analyses. However, today, you painstakingly baked up a wonderful cake only to sh!t on it at the end. 😂 The sheer obtuseness of this just boggles my mind. You’re giving the best player to Nadal based on AO, something that Novak would’ve crushed him in had he played? When was the last time Nadal won against Novak on hard? 2013? You’re ignoring Novak’s masters win when Nadal didn’t win any this year? You’re ignoring the ATP Finals (basically a Grand Slam) where Novak wiped the floor with the top 8 players? Same place where Nadal got clobbered?? You’re ignoring that with the Wimbledon points and just ONE appearance at USO or one or the half dozen masters in US/Canada, Novak would’ve been world #1 for the EIGHTH time? An embarrassing AO, a FO against a deferential Ruud, and then crapping on every hard court, all kinds of injuries real or imaginary, withdrawing from Wimbledon so he didn’t get embarrassed by Novak, bypassing the umpire to shout at Sonego to stop grunting? Gamesmanship thru shot clock delays which became so bad that McEnroe finally had to call it out? Just makes me think coz I’m 45 and you’re pretty young. Are Americans just incapable of looking at data objectively and analyse dispassionately? You know what you’ve done? The exact equivalent of the ESPY awards which Roger and Nadal have won for 18 years now. ESPY expands to “Excellence in SPORTS PERFORMANCE.” It’s an English word - it’s called PERFORMANCE !! He did this despite being literally imprisoned, lampooned and lambasted across media such as yours, to come through that sh!tstorm and still accomplish all this - you know, just this single analysis made me lose a significant part of the respect I had for you.

[@guruk]

True... I always feel this too. Westerners lack the sense of being objective and tend to lean towards majority or conform to politically correct more often than us. Gill i always believed is better, but couple of times i have seen has failed in containing his inherent WESTERN tendency too.

[@arcadianluna2605]

Man thank u ..u said everything on my mind

[@aldonamartin5092]

Ditto !!

[@SJ-di5zu]

Lol stop crying. 45 years old bruh get over it. Also if we looked at “objective data” it would be Alcaraz because he finished #1. Player of the Year isn’t about objective data though.

[@jacintacesp]

Novak had an epic year given the horrendous start he had. But you can't take Nadal's victory away based on an hypothetical. Novak also had had time by RG to get in form so, that was a clean win by Nadal in the QF.

[@nonchalantd]

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[@goldwolf5160]

Harry Potter

[@mlrd2687]

Hahaha. That's right, Serb! :)

[@jacobschmidt2709]

What took ya so long to come back to MMA?

[@Oldsoulomni8]

Agree with most of them except the single performance of the year, there were more impressive single performances. And ofc Rafa is the player of the year and Djokovic and Alcaraz themselves would’ve loved to has Rafa’s season

[@naysayer1238]

Djokovic would of course have had a better season than Nadal if he was not screwed over by our corporate overlords. Even after that insanity and its handing Nadal the AO, his season was almost as good, sorry Nadal fanboy.

[@Lucian86]

Worst season as far as I remember

[@jacobschmidt2709]

It's certainly up there, but the 2020 covid season takes the cake imo. The reasons why: - No tennis played for part of the season - No Wimbledon played - Roland Garros gets pushed to October - Djokovic defaulted at the 2020 USO - Rankings Freeze

[@Lucian86]

@@jacobschmidt2709 in a way yes but it was due to force of nature. In 2022 politics played a big role and we ended up with year end number 1 with a record low number of points.

[@sciagurrato1831]

Alcaraz discussion flawed. Odd that his first half was better than the second half. Wonder why that is. Perhaps a certain someone was blocked from playing two majors and all Masters 1000 in the US. Total agreement on the Wimbledon Final - tears for Novak for his comeback, tears for Kyrgios for a truly great athlete and tennis player who may not realize his potential with a Major (I hope I’m wrong). The final handshake at net was memorable.

[@jugoslavnamljidjiu9021]

Obviusly you are Alcaraz and Nadal fan, Nadal win AO is so shady because Novak was denied to play and ban him and crazy USA regulation, Novak is undisputable goat ban the politics from sport.

[@petarjovanovic9598]

Hi Gill, admire your show and expertise, but taking the player of the year award away from Novak is just following mainstream agenda in a way. If they just awarded Novak his earned points where would he be on the ATP list? Wouldn’t that be something most impressive in tennis history? Does Rafa’s AO win has the same weight without Novak there? I am pretty sure Novak wouldn’t trade his Wimbledon for RG and incomplete AO.

[@GillGross]

Thanks. Points had absolutely nothing to do with my decision. I treated Novak's Wimbledon title as any other Wimbledon title. I am not following a "mainstream agenda." Rafa is my player of the year based on achieving the most success in 2022. Simple as that. The circumstances of the Australian were unfortunate but I must take the result for what it is- it would be unfair to do any differently.

[@petarjovanovic9598]

@@GillGross your opinion is very important to real lovers of the game. That’s why it hurts a little bit.

[@meles3740]

Just hand every award from 2022 and 2023 to Holger; it is inevitable. Alcaraz will be destroyed and Djokovic should just retire.

[@naysayer1238]

LOL Enjoying you Djokovic hating wishful thinkers on that for more than a half a decade. Thanks for the thousands of laughs, dingbats!!! hahahahahahaha

[@jacobschmidt2709]

Nah. Runes Paris Masters run was a fluke. And no way is Holger ready to beat the best players in best of five.

[@rusty935]

I'm sorry JJ wolf shot was not the best shot, Djokovic open stance sliding backhand passing shot winner against sinner in Wimbledon QF was shot of the year😊

[@rusty935]

Gill you usually have really good takes but boyyy wtf were some of these lmao highly suspect