Go Fish

Mardy Fish. Heard of him? I've seen him, actually. Seems like he and James Blake are buddies.

He's ranked 98th in the world. When does a player, ranked 98th, just play out of his mind for a whole week.

At the Pacific Lite Open, Fish ran through as impressive a tournament as anyone. In the second round, he defeated top 10 player, Nikolay Davydenko. In the third round, former number 1, Lleyton Hewitt. In the quarterfinals, Wimbledon finalist, David Nalbandian. In the semifinals, world number 1, Roger Federer, in straight sets, easily. Finally, in the final, he succumbed to number 3 and current Australian Open winner, Novak Djokovic, in three sets.

As surprising a tournament run as anyone I know has ever had, for a guy ranked so low.

How on earth did that happen?