Chapter 1110 Tournament Crisis

The Masters Tournaments are held consecutively, which is not uncommon in the year-round schedule. In addition to Indian Wells and Miami, there are also Madrid and Rome, Cincinnati and Canada. These tournaments are also seamlessly connected one after the other.

However, the "Sunshine Double" is a two-week event with 96 draws, which means four consecutive weeks of competition. Such intensity is unique.

We can't blame the players for choosing one of the two and giving up the other in order to ensure their health.

Of course, if possible, the players do not want to miss any event. The popularity of the "Sunshine Double Crown" in the tour is obvious to all. Everyone sincerely hopes to be able to participate in both events in full attendance; but ideals are beautiful, and reality is often bleak.

When it comes to making a choice, Indian Wells has the advantage as the tournament is held a week earlier.

The reality is that more players often choose to go to the desert, and then decide whether to go to Miami to compete based on their specific performance and physical condition. This also causes Miami's annual lineup to suffer varying degrees of star loss.

The simplest and most intuitive thing is that Nadal has not gone to Miami to compete since 2018.

Nadal's last appearance in Miami was in 2017, when he reached the final but unfortunately lost to Federer. He lost all five finals, making Miami and Paris the only two Masters tournaments that Nadal has not won the championship.

There is no doubt that this is a realistic problem that Miami must face, but the point is that this is a microcosm of the dense schedule throughout the year, and it is not something that can be influenced by a single event in Miami. This requires the ATP, sponsors, the players' union, etc. to reach a consensus and seek a solution.

It’s difficult, harder than ascending to heaven.

This year is no exception.

Over there, the men's singles final of Indian Wells was going on, with Gavankar and Federer competing against each other.

Here, the Miami qualifiers have all come to an end and the first round of competition has slowly begun.

One after another, no time to breathe.

Objectively speaking, this is the case for all competitions throughout the year, with games following one week after another seamlessly. Players need to learn to arrange their schedules scientifically.

But the intensity of playing two consecutive Masters tournaments for four consecutive weeks is a severe test for any player.

Judgment and choice are therefore necessary.

In addition to Monfils and Kvitova who were out of the game due to injuries, players such as Benneteau, Kohlschreiber, Kyrgios, Gasquet, Cibulkova, Seppi, Lajovic, Mardy-Fish, Stepanek and others also announced their withdrawal due to injuries.

In addition, Cilic, who had just returned from injury in Indian Wells last week, announced his withdrawal again due to injury.

Also, Federer did not go to Miami at all. After the final in Indian Wells, he announced his regretful absence on social media.

Despite the regret, Federer did not hesitate much in his decision.

For the Swiss king, the two-hour and seventeen-minute final in Indian Wells was extremely exhausting, especially on the physical level. He is already thirty-four years old and it is impossible for him to recover as quickly as he did when he was seventeen - no matter how hard and difficult the game was, he could just get some sleep.

Federer needed rest and adjustment, so even though he was not troubled by any injuries, he still withdrew from the competition for the upcoming clay court season.

Miami suffered heavy losses.

Judging from the world rankings, only Federer and Monfils are missing from the top 20. The numbers are still good, but Miami understands Federer's appeal.

One is worth ten.

But what can Miami do?

Tournament director Fernando-Soler personally called Federer, hoping that Federer could still go to Miami to compete.

Unfortunately, nothing was accomplished.

At this stage in his career, the only important thing for Federer is to focus on his health and prolong his career.

Miami, after all, "lost" Federer this year.

In fact, this is also a direct reflection of the increasingly fierce competition between Miami and Indian Wells, even including the participating lineups.

The internal competition of the "Sunshine Double Crown" is far more intense than imagined.

In recent years, Indian Wells has become increasingly high-profile and aggressive. Ever since Oracle CEO Larry Ellison became the owner of the tournament, it has been like Chelsea of ​​the Premier League, spending money like water and making huge investments from hardware to software to public relations.

It has soared to the sky and is still expanding its advantage.

There is no harm without comparison. Miami has indeed always been under the shadow of Indian Wells, and the event is facing more than one or two crises.

But this does not mean that Miami is ready to give up the title of "Fifth Grand Slam". Things may change over time, so they will just have to wait and see.

However, the competition and contest at the tournament level is more of a confrontation of capital. In Gao Wen's opinion, it is far from the players, who are just pawns.

Until now——

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Gao Wencai gradually realized that as his personal influence grew, they would be able to play an increasingly important role in the game of capital confrontation.

This is true for Federer and other giants as well.

Now, he himself has also made his initial entry and opened the door to a whole new world.

"Welcome! Welcome, welcome, welcome!"

Soller came towards them and gave Gawain a big hug with great enthusiasm. The unique enthusiasm of South Americans seemed to have integrated all of their souls into the hug. From body language to facial expressions to the warmth of words, one could deeply feel the joy and excitement, and they danced to their heart's content.

Gawain, caught off guard, looked at Soler in astonishment.

Soler looked at Gawain's eyes, which were as wide as copper bells, and clapped his hands and laughed happily, "What? Haven't you experienced the embrace of South America?"

Gao Wen deliberately revealed an expression of lingering fear, and patted his chest as if he was afraid that his heart would jump out. "When I was in high school, there were many Spanish and Portuguese students, but you know, high school students and teenagers, we rejected any form of contact with our whole heart and soul, and we were sincere."

Then, spreading his hands, “No one wants to be treated as an old man.”

Soler laughed heartily. "Indeed, indeed, only when you become a father or mother will you be so keen on hugging. My children refuse my hugs every day and keep emphasizing that they are no longer children. Jesus Christ, in my eyes, they are children."

At this time, Tobias, who was standing nearby, interrupted and said, "Fernando, if you want to please Gawain, I think you need to be more skillful."

Soler didn't mind. His facial features were very expressive, just like the characters in a cartoon. His eyebrows, eyes, and mouth all had their own ideas. "John, is that so? Have I exposed myself? Although I know Gawain is a smart man, he's not that smart, right?"

Gawain pretended to look up at the sky and whistled, as if he didn't hear the two people in front of him discussing him.

One action and one expression are enough.

(End of this chapter)