On this pre-US Open Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: why has Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled so much in finals, is the past few years of men's tennis a weak era or a strong era, why has Tommy Paul given Carlos Alcaraz fits, does Alcaraz help Novak Djokovic's long-term motivation, does the underdog dominate the Djokovic-Alcaraz rivalry, what should be made of the ATP's new Baseline Program, was the Cincinnati final the greatest BO3 match of all-time, should all draw reveals be livestreamed, how might Alcaraz's development effect Djokovic, what explains the results of Borna Coric, how Juan Carlos Ferrero's coaching impacts Alcaraz matches, what is a transition game, what might Coco Gauff accomplish at the US Open, why does Jimmy Connors go under the radar and do are US Open wildcards John Isner, Caroline Wozniaki and Venus Williams deserving?

00:00 Intro
07:40 Strong/Weak Era
12:48 Tommy Paul vs. Alcaraz
17:23 Djokovic motivation
18:22 Underdog Success
21:21 ATP Baseline Program
25:58 Greatest BO3 Matches
28:19 Streaming Draw Ceremonies
31:26 Alcaraz Development
34:00 Borna Coric
37:44 JCF's Coaching
41:52 Transition Game
43:15 Coco Gauff
45:56 Jimmy Connors
48:10 US Open Wildcards



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