Welcome to…. A Post US Open Recap edition of Hey, Great Shot!! On this week’s show, Hosts Alex Gruskin and Max Rothman play an extended game of “True or False” to debate which of the season’s end-of-year/post-Asian swing narratives they find most or least compelling. The guys sift through the many intriguing results of the #NextGenATP players on tour, argue about the perceived decline of the Wawrinka, Berdych, Tsonga generation, heap far too much praise on Novak Djokovic, and cover the rest of the developments on the ATP tour.


Production note: Both Gruskin and Rothman received point penalties this week, as their typical end-of-show Changeover Chat turned more into a Changeover Filibuster. The guys tried to quickly list their most improved players on tour, but the conversation naturally spiralled into an hour long debate. Stay tuned, as we will be releasing the segment as its own episode later on this week.


As always, the opinions in this podcast are our own, and we are happy to debate them with anyone kind enough to listen to or comment on our show. The podcast feed is now live, so please share our episodes with your friends and subscribe to our show on iTunes. A special shoutout to Super Producers Max Fliegner and Daniel Westhoff, the men behind the scenes who make these episodes possible. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy our sixty-second episode!!


Topics Discussed


True or False: 2018 Laver Cup was more thrilling than any of the year’s 4 majors


True or False: Dominic Thiem’s title in St Petersburg (def. Struff, Medvedev, RBA, Klizan) makes up for his second round loss to Edben (64 67 76) in Shanghai


True or False: Daniil Medvedev (3 Career ATP titles (all in 2018)), will end his career with more ATP titles than Karen Khachanov (2 Career ATP titles (1 in 2018) or Andrey Rublev (1 Career ATP title (none in 2018))


True or False: Steve Johnson has had a more impressive season than Frances Tiafoe


True or False: Stefan Kozlov (6-11, dropped to #261) has had a more disappointing singles season than Jack Sock (6-17, currently #17 but will drop)


True or False: More impressive run since the US Open: Denis Shapovalov (6-4 overall, wins over Chung, Wawrinka, ATP 500 SF (Tokyo), ATP 250 QF (St. Petersburg), losses to Basilashvili, Medvedev, Nishioka, Klizan) or Felix Auger-Aliassime (11-3, up to a career-high 105 in the live rankings, 1 CH title, wins over Istomin, Chung, ATP 250 QF (Chengdhu))


Who would you rather be heading into 2019: Michael Mmoh or Jared Donaldson


True or False: Stan Wawrinka is still one your personal top 10 ten singles players on tour (since US Open: 4-3, wins over Bedene, Khachanov, Dzumhur, Fritz, losses to Klizan, Shapovalov, Coric)


True or False: Gilles Simon won the Moselle Open, getting wins over Vesely, Krajinovic, Gasquet, Albot, Bachinger. On recent form alone, he should be guaranteed a singles spot in the Davis Cup Final


True or False: Bernard Tomic won the Chengdhu Open, getting wins over Klahn, Harris, FAA, Sousa, and Fognini. Tomic is currently ranked #82. True or False: Bernard Tomic reenters the ATP top 50 by the end of next year’s Australian Open


True or False: Yoshihito Nishioka’s title in Shenzhen (wins over Kudla, Shapovalov, Norrie, Verdasco, Herbert) was quite impressive. More impressive than Medvedev’s (wins over Schwartzman, Klizan, Raonic, Shapovalov, Nishikori) in Tokyo??


True or False: Nikoloz Basilashvili is a legit Top 20 player. (Won title in Beijing with wins over Sock, Verdasco, Jaziri, Edmund, Del Potro)


True or False: Roger Federer has gotten noticeably worse this year
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True or False: Novak Djokovic is at the peak of his powers again


True or False: #NextGen Prospect Rankings: Zverev, Coric, then everyone else


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