Why is Alcaraz "Struggling" Now? | Mailbag

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: breaking down Grigor Dimitrov's win over Carlos Alcaraz, why has Alcaraz gone without a title since Wimbledon, do I miss being a fan of tennis instead of an analyst, what should be done now that numerous players have complained about the tennis balls, has the Alcaraz fear factor gone away, who would win in a cage fight between Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios, how did Ben Shelton beat Jannik Sinner in Shanghai, things I learned about top-10 players this year, should Alcaraz be less focused on year-end number one, is Alcaraz putting too much in his schedule, why is Bryan Shelton's coaching more accepted than other fathers on tour such as Christian Ruud, Apostolos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev Sr., and finally thoughts on Novak Djokovic's response to Rafael Nadal's "frustrated" comments.

00:00 Intro

02:05 Dimitrov d. Alcaraz

13:50 Alcaraz Struggles

20:27 Analysts vs. Fan

24:00 Tennis Balls

29:13 Alcaraz Fear Factor

31:00 Medvedev vs. Kyrgios MMA

32:37 Shelton d. Sinner

36:47 Alcaraz Stock

40:45 Top-10 Takeaways

43:47 Alcaraz No. 1 Push

48:05 Alcaraz Scheduling

51:45 Bryan Shelton Coaching

56:52 Djokovic's Response to Rafa

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