On the Mailbag, Gill Gross unpacks Dominic Thiem's legacy and why the reaction to his retirement should be celebration, not regret. Then, we get to your comments: is Thiem quitting too soon, would Thiem have returned to peak form if the wrist injury never happened, are the injuries on tour a result of a poor calendar, who would be the Roland Garros Frankenstein, thoughts on Diego Schwartzman and Camilla Giorgi retirement developments, should excessive grunting be outlawed, what explains the decline in Daniil Medvedev's serve, why were top players so inconsistent at Roland Garros in the late 90s early 2000s? At the end of this podcast, we review the Challengers Movie.
00:00 Intro
00:55 Thiem's Legacy
16:30 Thiem's Decision
19:05 Imagine No Wrist Injury
26:14 Calendar and Injuries
34:20 RG Frankenstein
37:40 Schwartzman & Giorgi Retirements
42:10 Excessive Grunting
48:16 Medvedev Serve Decline
54:36 Early 2000s Inconsistency
1:03:35 Challengers Review
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