By John Solomon
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Mardy Fish eased his way back into big-time tennis with an exhibition match against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. The real test comes this week in the Southern California desert.
Rafael Nadal wants to stop talking about the aching left knee that kept him away from the ATP Tour for just over seven months until his doubles victory Tuesday with Juan Monaco at a little-known clay court tournament in Chile.
Brad Drewett has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, and the ATP World Tour executive chairman and president is planning to step down once a successor is found.

Just when Rafael Nadal had recovered from a knee injury, a stomach virus has delayed his return to tennis by a couple of months.
Just when Rafael Nadal had recovered from a knee injury, a stomach virus has delayed his return to tennis by a couple of months.
The ATP says its season-ending finals will stay in London for an extra two years to 2015.
Tommy Haas has become the fourth still-active tennis player to win 500 matches on the ATP Tour, joining Roger Federer (871), Rafael Nadal (583) and Lleyton Hewitt (566).
Andy Murray has pulled out of the third round of the Rogers Cup with a knee injury.
American tennis player Mardy Fish recently had a medical procedure to correct a heart problem.
Brian Baker gets asked quite a bit these days to run down the long list of operations his body needed during his 6 1/2 years away from the ATP tour.
Michael Llodra of France left the BNP Paribas Open a little lighter in his wallet after being fined $2,500 by the ATP Tour for verbal abuse during a match.
Andy Roddick is hoping to turn around his dismal start to the season at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.
The status quo has been maintained at the top of the men's rankings after Novak Djokovic's dramatic win over Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open, unlike the situation on the women's tour.

In a white shirt and hat on a sunny Tokyo afternoon, he looks like Andy Roddick, walks like Roddick, serves like Roddick, and even cocks his forehand before unloading winners, just like Roddick.
Andy Roddick understands that nobody is about to storm the offices of tennis leaders. Yet he believes the game's top players remain intent on taking their grievances to the ATP tour.