The New Masters 1000 Format Is Hurting Everyone? | Mailbag

On this Canada Masters Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: thoughts on Alexander Zverev's interview on the Nothing Major podcast, the decline of slice backhands, how two-week Masters are hurting the fan and player experience, Jannik Sinner's return of serve, Carlos Alcaraz on fast hardcourts, Alexander Bublik on clay, are non-top players more boring nowadays, how can we compare eras responsibly in regards to Sincaraz vs. Big 3 questions, is Arthur Fils underrated, takeaway from Joao Fonseca's early Canada loss, Daniil Medvedev's decline, the next 1st slam winner, the verbal altercation between Ben Shelton and Flavio Cobolli, Sinner's netrushing, Apostolos's return to the Tsitsipas box and why tennis interviews are better on podcasts.

0:00 Intro

2:24 Zverev Interview

7:30 Top-5 Sports Rivalries

11:00 Decline of Slice

14:55 Humidity

17:20 2-Week Masters

29:25 Sinner’s Return

35:45 Alcaraz Fast HC

37:52 Bublik on Clay

39:30 Boring Players?

42:08 Sincaraz vs Big3

50:15 Fils Underrated

51:20 Fonseca Loss

54:03 Medvedev Struggles

56:58 Next Slam Winner

59:00 Shelton-Cobolli Fight

1:02:50 Sinner Netrushing

1:05:44 Apostolos Returns

1:07:52 Tennis Interviewing

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