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Week 20, 2025
Gill Gross & Ben Ornstein
May 20, 2025
ATP Events This Week: Hamburg 500, Geneva 250
WTA Events This Week: Strasbourg 500, Rabat 250
The Largest Investment In US Open History
TLDR: An Arthur Ashe Stadium makeover includes a redesigned entrance, 2,000 seat expansion in the lower bowl and additional luxury suite levels. An entirely new building is being built for exclusive use by players and coaches. It will all be ready for the 2027 tournament.
Essential Color on the Djokovic-Murray Split
More: Tumaini Carayol is a consistent presence at events across the globe. He’s had a keen eye on Djokovic practices, from Australia to Madrid. The most exciting collaboration in recent tennis history flamed out sooner than expected.
Agassi Explains Alcaraz’s Advantage On “Anything Slippery”
Why It’s Interesting: The 8x major champion joined TC Live midway through last week. Yet, his analysis on how surface affects the Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry only grew more relevant with age.
Related: Another chat that took place pre-Rome final, but remains well worth your time today. It’s Darren Cahill with Laura Robson discussing Sinner’s preparation for Rome and the road to championship Sunday.
Milos Raonic Compares The Djokovic & Murray Returns
Why It’s Interesting: The Changeover podcast has been on a roll. Who better to analyze the GOAT returners than one of the preeminent servers of their era?
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Why It’s Interesting: No comment.
Feature On Basavareddy Showcases Familial Support System
Gill’s Note: I’ve got one for the tech nerds out there. In France, Baasavaredy told me he strings his rackets at 27 pounds, which likely makes his stringbed the second-loosest on tour behind Adrian Mannarino. His racket is a notoriously low-powered 95 sq. inch Head Prestige pro stock.
How Petkovic Knew Sinner Was Going To Win Australian Open 2024
Why It’s Interesting: A short piece on her personal interactions with Jannik, and what she surmised from them.
Leaving You With Coach Prime’s New Hobby
On Monday Match Analysis, Gill dives into the blockbuster Rome 2025 Final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. He discusses Alcaraz's mighty clay resume and the multitude of streaks he's now ended for Sinner. He talks about Sinner’s missed opportunities, the factors that swung the tiebreak towards the Spaniard, and what accompanies a level raise from Alcaraz. Then, in the notebook dump Gill takes on Sinner's 2nd serve return, average groundstroke speeds, 1st serve percentage, net play from both and netcord points. He then finishes with updated French Open Power Rankings.
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