'My Game Has Issues': Sony Ericsson Open Notebook

trong> 6-1, 1-0 in Miami, Fish — who earlier in the week had upset Andy Murray — called it quits. “It was excruciating pain. I was doubled over, could hardly breathe,” said Fish. “I could barely walk. I don’t think I’ve ever felt that much pain on a tennis court.”

TALKIN’ TURKEY: In the wake of Britain’s 3-2 Davis Cup loss to Lithuania in March and its demotion to Group II of the Europe/African Zone, Turkish tennis federation chief Ayda Uluc told The Daily Telegraph, “It’s shocking that Britain is where it is in the Davis Cup. Britain has Wimbledon, and a lot of money, so should have better players, and should be higher up in the Davis Cup.” Britain will face Turkey in a relegation tie the weekend after Wimbledon.

HEADLINES

Fed Flop, Part II

THE NUMBERS

8: Straight losses to Roger Federer until Tomas Berdych turned the tables on the Swiss at the Sony Ericsson Open 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6(6).

62: Unforced errors for Federer in his loss to Berdych.

QUOTEBOOK

“My worst day, my most heartbreaking loss, is most people’s best day. If my world falls apart because I lose a tennis match, then I really don’t have much else going for me.” — Andy Roddick

“Tennis in Spain right now, all the players, we are in a great moment.” — Fernando Verdasco

“If tennis wants to make a big statement here, demonstrating a zero-tolerance policy about performance-enhancing drugs, what better target than little-known Wayne Odesnik?” — Bruce Jenkins

“My game has issues at the moment.” — Roger Federer