Oct. 16, 2026

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Monday Match Analysis Host Gill Gross joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to draft the next first time Men's or Women's Slam Champion. The guys breakdown their top prospects to accomplish the feat, debate if any player is truly a "sure thing" to win a major, plus SO much more!!

Episode Notes

Mboko - 10:15
Qinwen - 14:30
Fils - 19:35
Shelton - 25:00
Kostyuk - 28:10
Jodar - 32:15
Pegula - 37:25
Fonseca - 40:20
Jovic - 43:20
Korneeva - 47:10
Mensik - 50:30
Blockx - 54:35
Draper - 58:05
Anisimova - 1:01:10
Tagger - 1:03:30
Muchova - 1:05:10

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