Australian Open First Round Mailbag | Monday Match Analysis

On the Australian Open 2025 First Round Mailbag, Gill Gross starts by discussing the future prospects of Joao Fonseca, before getting into your comments, including: is Carlos Alcaraz's new serve technique good, what were the surprises of Round One, how is Kei Nishikori so good in 5-setters, why did Daniil Medvedev go five sets with someone outside the top-400, Nick Kyrgios already talking retirement after his loss to Fearnley, Felix Auger-Aliassime's positive form, is prime Naomi Osaka a threat today, Stefanos Tsitsipas says he has improved despite results and much much more.

00:00 Intro
01:15 Fonseca Longterm
15:15 Draper vs. Kokkinakis
16:48 1R Surprises
20:00 Alcaraz New Serve
23:43 Analyzing Tips
25:00 Nishikori 5-Setters
26:15 Aussie Timezone
27:25 Hurkacz
28:10 One Serve
29:38 Tiafoe to Lulu
30:08 Madison Keys
31:40 Medvedev Scare
35:33 Djokovic Title Hopes
36:50 Kyrgios Retirement
39:25 YouTube Money
39:50 Novak Mental
40:15 WTA sliding
40:55 Empty Seats
41:20 Murray Coaching
42:42 Racket Evolution
45:00 Wii Broadcasts
46:45 Felix Form
49:28 Basavareddy Djokovic
50:30 Alex Michelsen
52:23 Tien or Basavareddy
53:50 Prime Osaka
55:00 Serve Changes
55:38 Tsitsipas Regression
58:55 GMP Backhand
1:00:30 Sinner Serve
1:01:03 GMP improvements
1:01:45 Court Speed
1:03:22 Fonseca Development
1:05:33 Hurkacz Dimitrov H2H
1:08:22 Rec Player Aggression
1:10:15 Federer Gracefulness
1:11:11 Kyrgios Social Media

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