Monte Carlo Masters 2026 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS | Monday Match Analysis

Key Takeaways

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  The ATP's new fantasy platform fills a major gap in tennis gamification - following the collapse of the third-party app Balki, the official ATP fantasy league finally brings a 'bracketology' style experience to the sport

  “The ATP, they have made a move here. So for now, let's just do that. I have signed up. I have made a league. It's called Monday Match Analysis.”

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  A wave of high-profile withdrawals has significantly weakened the 2026 field - with Djokovic, Fritz, and others out, the tournament is wide open for dark horses like Alejandro Tabilo to capitalize on a rare Masters 1000 opportunity

  “This is a pretty significantly weakened field based on just withdrawal... there are plenty of players who you would normally expect to see in a Masters 1000 tournament that we will not be seeing.”

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  Carlos Alcaraz remains the undisputed man to beat on clay - the top seed is carrying a massive streak into Monte Carlo, having reached the finals of every clay-court tournament he has entered since early 2024

  “Alcaraz on clay has made at least the final of his last six events going back to Madrid 2024... he's on a big streak of making at least the final on clay.”

Episode Description

On Monday Match Analysis, Gill Gross previews the 2026 Monte Carlo Masters men’s singles draw quarter-by-quarter with dark horses, upset alerts, popcorn matchups and predictions. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are yet to play a match this year. Alexander Zverev and reigning finalist Lorenzo Musetti round off the seeds. Join the Monday Match Analysis Fantasy Tennis League with this code: 1876-JUX9H (https://fantasy.atptour.com/home) 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.