Is Draper The Next Del Potro? | Mailbag
Key Takeaways
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Jack Draper's injury setbacks signal medium-high concern
“Really long way and roundabout way to say my concern level for Draper right now is like medium-high. You know, it's not like red alert, I'm concerned about his career, but it's also like, man, this has been this has been a brutal stretch here of this bone bruise thing being a massive disruption in sort of what should be the early prime of Jack's career.”
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Rafael Jodar shows elite-level tour-quality ball striking
“He's clearly very good. Now, what else is there for him to show? Very good? Check. Got that. Clearly. How does he handle pressure? How does he deal with a big occasion? How does he deal with a big stadium? How does he deal with adversity? How good is he at developing? These are all questions.”
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Holger Rune is reworking his underperforming forehand technique
“Relative to things like his shot selection or his mental or physical consistency, I think the performance of his forehand has been a bit under discussed in maybe his shortcomings as a top five mainstay. So I'm glad that he's worked on that. And I'm glad that he's circled that as an area where he wants to make gains.”
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Toughness beats hyper-caution in professional tennis development
“I'd rather sort of that over toughness probably and those qualities than the other side of things where an injury can get into your head or you can be so kind of nervous about protecting your body that it's a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy where you're not able to really put the load on and kind of take that leap of faith and jump into the heavy action because you're so worried and nervous about protecting your body.”
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Episode Description
On the Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: Is Jack Draper on track to be the next Juan Martin Del Potro, how good is Rafael Jodar, is Holger Rune coming back too soon, has Jannik Sinner adapted to clay, will Valentin Vacherot stay in the top-20, what should Carlos Alcaraz focus on improving, plus thoughts on Alexander Blockx, the Cerundolo brothers, Iga Swiatek, Mirra Andreeva and more! 0:00 Intro IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross 24/7 Tennis Community on Tribe: https://tribechat.com/gill Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_Gross The Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribe Become a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/join Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters, the Official Coffee Of Monday Match Analysis... use code GILLGROSS25 for 25% off your first order: https://evansbrotherscoffee.com/collections/coffee AUDIO PODCAST FEEDS Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5c3VXnLDVVgLfZuGk3yxIF?si=AQy9oRlZTACoGr5XS3s_yg Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/monday-match-analysis/id1432259450?mt=2 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.