Sam Querrey’s surprise quarterfinal showing in Monte Carlo was the only showing by an American in the entire draw of this ATP Masters Series tournament. World No. 6 Andy Roddick, No. 8 James Blake, and No. 38 Mardy Fish did not play, despite the hefty $2.2 million Euros purse and bountiful ranking points available. What better things did they have to do this week than play this famous tournament on red clay beside the gorgeous cliffs of the Mediterranean near the South of France and Italy? Here is a look at hypothetical to-do lists:

Roddick

Rearrange bikini drawer for new fiancé Brooklyn Decker

Practice posing for his 2009 calendar

Let his bad haircut grow out

Wax his private jet

Watch tapes of his whipping of Paul-Henri Mathieu to seal the American Davis Cup earlier this month

Set new personal best score in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Manage his brother’s to-do list

Blake

Raise funds for that needy university that announcers remind us at least once a set that he attended

Watch tapes of his amazing comeback against Mathieu in Davis Cup where he was down two match points in the fifth set

Visit Barnes and Nobles stores and sneakily place copies of his book back on the front tables

Read the article about Anna Kournikova in last month’s Tennis magazine

Manage his brother’s to-do list

Fish

Watch Deal or No Deal reruns with his model/girlfriend Stacey Gardner and say, “You were great in this one.”

Start a new fashion line based on his own clothes catering to Key West bicycle cabbies

Watch tapes of his shocking win in March over Roger Federer in Indian Wells

Visit the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas

Watch Sam Querrey pass him by in the rankings

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