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Gill Gross
Episode 91

Gill Gross

Tennisnerd - Where we bond over tennis

October 19, 20232h 4m

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Show Notes

Gill Gross is a broadcaster for Tennis Channel, US Open Radio, Cracked Racquets, and UC San Diego. He runs his own YouTube channel where he deep-dives into tennis matches with his Monday Match Analysis. We had a long and in-depth chat about tennis and media, storytelling in tennis, the importance of your coaching team, and predictions about players like Alcaraz, Auger-Aliassime, Tsitsipas, Kyrgios, Djokovic, and Nadal.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro
01:16 Gill’s background as a journalist and tennis player
08:35 Keeping up with the tennis world is not easy!
16:10 Putting coaches into the spotlight to sell the sport
26:25 The match is a story, commentating on live tennis
40:44 The importance of focus and coach consistency
58:12 Auger-Aliassime’s 2023 and future
1:07:09 Tsitsipas 2023 and future
1:14:23 The importance of the team and routines
1:22:41 Nick Kyrgios 2023 and future
1:29:41 Players vs social media
1:47:58 Alcaraz in 2024
1:54:39 Novak in 2024
1:58:26 Rafa and US tennis in 2024