Mardy Fish Skips Olympics With No Regrets
Mardy Fish Skips Olympics With No Regrets 
There will be absolutely no Olympic regrets for recovered American Mardy Fish as he stays on his side of the Atlantic to play on hardcourts and miss the London Olympics.
“I was lucky enough to do well in the Olympics when I played in 2004 and win the silver medal, so I’ve got a medal and I’ve got the memories from that,” said the 29-year-old who has grappled with an accelerated heartbeat problem – now solved – over the past half-year.
“I’ll skip the Olympics this year and look forward to going to Washington D.C. (same week as the Olympic tournament), where I would have missed it had I gone to the Olympics.”
Fish has been dabbling in Team Tennis this month after playing his last ATP match in the Wimbledon fourth round. He could also be a likely candidate for a wild card into next week’s LA tournament located close to his home.
“I see it as a plus as far as playing the events that I do well at,” Fish said. “Playing in the States is my most fun time of the year, playing in the summer, playing in the heat, and I didn’t want to miss that.
“I didn’t want to miss two full weeks of the most important time for me or the most fun time for me. I’ve played the Olympics before, and I think it’s very hard to play the Olympics and Davis Cup in the same year.”
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