Masters are missing at the Tennis Masters

The semifinal line-up for the year ending Masters cup reads like, Federer Vs Gaudio and Davydenko Vs Nalbandian.

The bigticket's , Hewitt, Roddick, Safin, Nadal and of course the mercurial Agassi are all missing.

Hewitt- to be with his wife, or is it still GF, when she gives birth. Safin is perennially injured, Roddick aint know.

Agassi and Nadal withdrew citing injury and the grapevine is Federer is nursing a sore ankle.

Wow, a lot of respect for the year end masters cup. Once a prestige, today players give a damn to it.

But legacies stay, tradition holds forte. For instance when it comes to Wimbledon the top ranking Gentlemen , including Safin who abuses grass, shrug away all excuses. They Shed colours, adorn white and daintliy swing their racquets hoping to emboss their names on silver gilt cup.