Sinner, Zverev & Djokovic all missing from R32 Indian Wells

  Jannick, Sasha and Novak need to know, we are going to finish the tournament without them. And it is going to be fine.

 Both Sasha and Novak criticized the courts after getting rocked. Sasha should have lost in straights. But even if they didn't like how Center Court was playing, they are probably the only players that got to practice on it. 

 The entitlement is showing in all sports. But tennis has to be uniquely equipped to keep a lid on it. It gets out of hand quickly and takes away from how the public views our sport. The top players should be acting like they have survived the pressures of the tour. The element of complaint over conditions, umpires, parents and fans should be left to everyone's local junior circuit.

 Sasha Zverev and Novak Djokovic already missed their chance to gain ground on Sinner. Winning Miami would do little for either one. That's what they should be upset about. The fact that the show courts got painted, but the practice courts perhaps were not, is a situation as old as time itself. They incurred the same issue at the Garden Of Eden CC come club tournament time. 

Consolidated Break by Greg Gunther

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