More Room to Improve: Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner? | Mailbag

On this week's Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your questions, including: who has more room for improvement between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, what can we expect when Nick Kyrgios returns in 2023, is Milos Raonic ever coming back, will Andrey Rublev start winning big titles regularly, what is the next step for Casper Ruud, what are the shortcomings of live tennis commentary, why don't English speakers pronounce Alcaraz's name correctly, will Alcaraz shorten his swing path to improve pace absorption, can a player succeed with two types of backhands, why Medvedev and Sinner can win without slice backhands, what would happen if Novak Djokovic coached Nick Kyrgios, my relationship with predictions, why hasn't Sinner won a big title yet, will Coco Gauff Jessica Pagula or Ons Jabeur win their first slam first, should Alcaraz move back against Sinner, why does Holger Rune play so many forehands down the line, has Thiem's forehand gotten big again, are WTA 500s broken and what are some inexplicable lopsided head to heads?

00:00 Intro 01:28 Sinner & Alcaraz Development 04:47 Nick Kyrgios 09:16 Milos Raonic Status 10:19 Andrey Rublev 15:00 Casper Ruud 18:40 Tennis Commentary 22:37 Alcaraz Pronunciation 26:55 Alcaraz Injuries and Swing Shortening 32:55 Both Backhands 37:14 Medvedev and Sinner Slices 40:55 If Djokovic Coached Kyrgios 48:15 Making Predictions 52:35 Jannik Sinner 54:22 Gauff, Pegula, Jabeur 56:30 Alcaraz Court Position 57:30 Rublev Runarounds 1:00:11 Holger Rune 1:03:03 Dominic Thiem 1:03:41 WTA 500s 1:04:39 Weird H2Hs

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