THE BIG T: DROP SHOT EDITION - Svitolina Soars & Sinner Unstoppable In Rome + Dino Prizmic Talks the Novak Upset
5/17/202629 min
What a weekend in Rome! Elina Svitolina — last week's special guest on The Big T — backed up her appearance in style, taking down American phenom Coco Gauff in a thrilling three-set battle to claim her 3rd Italian Open title and first in eight years. Then, just 24 hours later, hometown hero Jannik Sinner delivered a masterclass, defeating the resurgent Casper Ruud to win his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 crown. Hosts Brad Gilbert and Nick Monroe break it ALL down in a special Drop Shot Edition — giving you the HOW and the WHY behind Rome's biggest moments. 🔥 PLUS — 20-year-old Croatian sensation Dino Prizmic joins the show to talk about his jaw-dropping upset over Novak Djokovic in Rome, and reveals the training techniques that have tennis fans buzzing all over social media! Don't miss a single point. 🎯 📺 Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@TennisChannel📱 Stream all episodes + bonus scenes on the Tennis Channel App 👍 Like | 🔔 Subscribe | 💬 Leave a Comment 📞 Call us: 1-844-678-BIGT 📧 Email us: theBIGT@tennischannel.com #TheBigT #ItalianOpen #RomaMasters #Svitolina #Sinner #Prizmic #Djokovic #TennisChannel #Tennis #WTA #ATP
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First 90 secondsNick Monroe· Host0:00
[upbeat music] What's up, guys? Nick Monroe here. Welcome to the Big T Drop Shot edition. Drop Shot is just like tennis. We come at you quick with all the spins, all the different tennis stories going on, available on all your favorite podcast networks, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music. You can watch us on YouTube and the Tennis Channel app. I am joined here with the big man, Brad Gilbert, BG. BG, how you doing?
Brad Gilbert· Host0:35
What up, buddy? You know what? Probably one of my worst shots- [laughs] ... I used to break it was the drop shot. So this week I was actually trying to work on it a little bit. I didn't set up any baskets or targets, but I'm working on my feel.
Nick Monroe· Host0:49
I mean, h- Never too old to work on the feel. Never too old. Get those soft hands. You know, that was a big thing working for Jannik Sinner there in Rome, and we just handed out a couple trophies in Rome. Jannik Sinner on the men's side, Elena Svitolina on the women's side, and we'll start with Elena Svitolina. Look, 31 years of age, after becoming a mother, she reinforced how dangerous she is on the clay courts. Eight years after she won last in Rome, 2017, 2018, she got the titles there, and now winning again this year against Coco Gauff. But she also beat world number two, three, four to win the title, all three of those matches in three