Juan Carlos Ferrero's Effect on Alcaraz | Mailbag

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your comments, including: did Madrid water the clay courts to give Carlos Alcaraz an advantage over Jan-Lennard Struff, how much influence does Juan Carlos Ferrero have over Alcaraz's success and how have they used on-court coaching, is Struff a contender at Roland Garros, how are American commentators different from European ones, why has Felix Auger-Aliassime struggled in 2023, responding to data-driven arguments that Roger Federer is a weak era champion, examining recent fields at the NextGen finals, should Roland Garros have an asterisk, what are the differences between clay surfaces, advice to young tennis media, why Stan Wawrinka fared better against Novak Djokovic than Federer and Rafael Nadal.

00:00 Intro 00:56 Madrid Alcaraz Favoritism 05:38 Juan Carlos Ferrero 12:12 Jan-Lennard Struff 15:59 American vs. European Commentary 18:55 Felix Auger-Aliassime 23:52 Federer Weak Era 32:00 Next-Gen Finals Fields 36:00 Asterisk Majors 40:30 Clay Differences 42:44 Advice for Aspiring Tennis Media 47:14 Wawrinka vs. Djokovic

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