Hey everyone.
• Before we get to the dark stuff, here’s my colleague Stanley Kay to put you in a good mood with this dispatch from the All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club.
• If you missed it:
a) The ATP has announced an investigation into Alexander Zverev.
b) Tennis’ contingent of unvaccinated players add a wrinkle to the Aussie Open.
c) Aryna Sabalenka tests positive and will miss Indian Wells….
• Good soldiering: “Tennis Channel and its affiliated platforms will be the only places to watch the prestigious BNP Paribas Open—known as one of the sport’s “Fifth Slams”—when it returns to Indian Wells, Calif.