After his devastating loss to Roger Federer yesterday in the Wimbledon final, Andy Roddick announced that he will not play in the Davis Cup Quarterfinal against Croatia citing a hip injury. His replacement will be Mardy Fish who is currently ranked number 23 in the world. In the match yesterday, Roddick took a tumble late in the fourth set. He took his time getting up and grimaced as he walked around the baseline but looked pretty good playing the rest of the match. Also, when asked if he got hurt, he said he was fine. However, with the length of the match and the emotional toll it took on both Federer and Roddick, pulling out of the Davis Cup tie was probably the best decision for Roddick. Being on the losing end of that type of match will take some time to get over and to play a match in four days is almost impossible.
Now, with some time off before the start of the summer hard court season, Roddick will be able to mentally and physically prepare to make a run for his second US Open title.
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