1st Round Mailbag (Medvedev & Bublik Upset, FAA Escape) | Roland Garros 2026

Live Match Hangout June 2nd: tribechat.com/gill It’s the Roland Garros 1st Round Mailbag. Gill Gross starts by going over some important Day 3 results. Daniil Medvedev took another gutting opening round loss in Paris at the hands of Adam Walton. Felix Auger-Aliassime narrowly escaped the same fate, beating Daniel Altmaier. Jan-Lennard Struff took down Alexander Bublik. Then, your comments, including: Arthur Fils injuries, Jannik Sinner’s extra shape, Women’s title pick, Learner Tien on clay, the decline of defense, the player pay protests, Ignacio Buse, Nishesh Basavareddy, the wild Casper Ruud vs. Roman Safiullin match, and more. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Walton def. Medvedev 10:50 Chaos Quarter 12:50 FAA def. Altmaier 19:15 Struff def. Bublik 23:35 Fils Injuries 26:20 RG Lines Judges 27:25 Sinner Loopy Ball 31:36 Women’s Picks 37:30 Clay Dropshots 39:39 Tien Clay 43:58 Is Defense Dead 47:40 Djokovic on Pay 49:25 Ignacio Buse 51:44 Media Boycott 55:35 Nishesh Basavareddy 57:44 Sinner Odds 1:01:46 Rafa Hypothetical 1:03:55 Ruud def. Safiullin 1:06:50 Zverev Adaptation IG: https://www.instagram.com/gillgross_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gill.gross24/7 Tennis Community on Tribe: https://tribechat.com/gillTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gill_GrossThe Draw newsletter, your one-stop-shop for the best tennis content on the internet every week: https://www.thedraw.tennis/subscribeBecome a member to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvERpLl9dXH09fuNdbyiLQQ/joinEvans Brothers Coffee Roasters, the Official Coffee Of Monday Match Analysis... use code GILLGROSS25 for 25% off your first order: https://evansbrotherscoffee.com/collections/coffeeAUDIO PODCAST FEEDSSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5c3VXnLDVVgLfZuGk3yxIF?si=AQy9oRlZTACoGr5XS3s_ygItunes: 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.