THE BIG T: DROP SHOT EDITION – Sinner Sets Record & Kostyuk Masters Madrid
5/3/202625 min
🎾 "Sin-Sational" — Jannik Sinner dominates Alexander Zverev in just 58 minutes in Madrid, claiming a record-setting fifth Masters 1000 title 🎾 Brad Gilbert and Nick Monroe break down Sinner's masterful performance and historic achievement 🎾 Monroe revisits BG's jaw-dropping "Nostradamus-like" prediction from January — that Sinner would lose only five matches in 2026, putting him in elite company alongside John McEnroe, Roger Federer, and Martina Navratilova for the best single seasons in tour history 🎾 BG and Monroe also dissect Marta Kostyuk's Madrid championship — including her signature backflip celebration — and what it means for her game going forward 🎾 Exclusive voice notes from Kostyuk's coach Sandra Zaniewska give rare insight into Marta's meticulous development and rise to the top 🎾 Will Kostyuk disrupt Rome and Roland Garros? Listen and find out! 🎾 Find Us: 🎾 Video episodes: YouTube – @TennisChannel 🎾 All episodes & bonus scenes: Tennis Channel App 🎾 Call us: 1-844-678-BIGT 🎾 Email: theBIGT@tennischannel.com Follow. Download. Leave a comment. We love talking tennis with you! 🎾
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
Last year, last couple of years, it's all been about- [foreign language] ... the Eras Tour from Taylor Swift. That's what dominated the conversation. Within tennis, we're, what we're living right now- [foreign language] ... in the last couple of months, is Jannik Sinner's Revenge Tour. [laughs] 'Cause he was forced to miss these events that he's been winning in Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid. He missed them all last year because of the suspension he had to agree to. [foreign language] He is sweeping [crowd cheering] all of them. [crowd cheering] How you like me now?
Nick Monroe· Host0:32
[upbeat music] What's up, guys? Nick Monroe here. This is the Big T Drop Shot edition, available on your favorite podcast networks, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music. You can watch us, too, on YouTube and the Tennis Channel app. Jannik Sinner has set the record. Five straight Masters 1000s. He's gonna need a bigger trophy room in his house. I am joined by BG, Brad Gilbert, to dissect this. BG, you are the king of nicknames. When I watch this beatdown that he gave to Alexander Zverev just now in 58 minutes, what can we call this guy? I mean, I think of sensational, I think of scintillating Sinner. What would you call this guy right now?
Brad Gilbert· Guest1:26
Ooh, I, I, I'm gonna have to think about that for a minute. [laughs] But you know what?