Happy Friday.
Iโm watching tennis from the Indian Wells Open/ BNP Paribas Open.
World No 1 Jannik Sinner (23, 
) is not playingโ he is serving out a controversial 3-month suspension from tennis for a failed doping test (itโs complicated).
On top of that, the menโs tournament has lost its top seeded player today. Dutch No 1 Tallon Griekspoor (28, 
) took out Alexander Zverev (27, 
) 4-6 7-6 7-6.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz (21, 
) will play his first match tomorrow.
Dark horse and still-at-it Novak Djokovic (37, 
) is back and is probably the other favorite to win this year.
) from Bosnia-Herzegovina playing against Frances Tiafoe (27, 
). Tiafoe looked like he would lose the first set, but came from behind to take it 7-6. And after being behind 1-5 in the second set, he took that set in a tie-breaker as well.