LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP)—Mardy Fish has been the top-ranked American tennis player for almost three months now and he’s getting more comfortable in that role. In a sense, though, he feels more like the caretaker to the throne than its occupant.
“Andy (Roddick) in my opinion is always going to be top dog of our generation,” said Fish, who is No. 9 in the ATP World Tour rankings and the top seed in this week’s Farmers Classic at the Los Angeles Tennis Center-UCLA.
Fish, who won his sixth career title at Atlanta on Sunday, did interviews and signed autographs while the first round of the tournament concluded Tuesday. He’ll play his first match here on Thursday, against either Gilles Muller of Luxembourg or reigning NCAA singles champion Steve Johnson of USC, who played one of the late matches.