Why is Alcaraz "Struggling" Now? | Mailbag

Monday Match Analysis

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: breaking down Grigor Dimitrov's win over Carlos Alcaraz, why has Alcaraz gone without a title since Wimbledon, do I miss being a fan of tennis instead of an analyst, what should be done now that numerous players have complained about the tennis balls, has the Alcaraz fear factor gone away, who would win in a cage fight between Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios, how did Ben Shelton beat Jannik Sinner in Shanghai, things I learned about top-10 players this year, should Alcaraz be less focused on year-end number one, is Alcaraz putting too much in his schedule, why is Bryan Shelton's coaching more accepted than other fathers on tour such as Christian Ruud, Apostolos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev Sr., and finally thoughts on Novak Djokovic's response to Rafael Nadal's "frustrated" comments.

00:00 Intro
02:05 Dimitrov d. Alcaraz
13:50 Alcaraz Struggles
20:27 Analysts vs. Fan
24:00 Tennis Balls
29:13 Alcaraz Fear Factor
31:00 Medvedev vs. Kyrgios MMA
32:37 Shelton d. Sinner
36:47 Alcaraz Stock
40:45 Top-10 Takeaways
43:47 Alcaraz No. 1 Push
48:05 Alcaraz Scheduling
51:45 Bryan Shelton Coaching
56:52 Djokovic's Response to Rafa

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