While he says that he will always consider his friend Andy Roddick to be the top American, Mardy Fish admits that having the designation of top-ranked American for once in his career would feel good. If Fish defeats Davis Ferrer in the quarters of Miami, he will move ahead of Roddick, who will drop somewhere to around No. 15 when the rankings are released on Monday.
"It [would] mean a lot," Fish said. "It means that the hard work that we have put in is paying off. When it's all said and done, you want to try to put yourself in the best situations. I have never been past the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. Apart from that, I've played a lot of big matches. Played a Davis Cup final match, Masters Series finals, and when it's all said and done, you're gonna want to try to be in every position possible. Being the No. 1 American would be something that would be pretty cool to tell my kids about."—Matthew Cronin