1.   He missed the tournament because of a knee injury, so he turned to commentating on television.

2.   And members who miss three tournaments in a row are dropped from the club.

3.   Last year in Melbourne, he good-naturedly thanked Sampras for choosing to miss the tournament.

4.   Love returned to the tour last week at the Byron Nelson Classic after missing the tournament the week earlier because of his wife undergoing appendix surgery.

5.   She missed the tournament, and the team stumbled a little without her services and those of Paula Weishoff, who was recovering from knee surgery.

6.   The Blue Devils missed the tournament that year, but the coach had an epiphany.

7.   The Chilean striker Sebastian Rozental will miss the tournament because of knee surgery.

8.   They missed the playoffs last season and have not missed the tournament in two consecutive seasons in more than two decades.

9.   Playing his first Grand Slam since the death of his coach, Tim Gullikson, Sampras missed several tournaments to recover from the loss.