Patrick McEnroe won't coach U.S. Olympic team

First Andy Roddick says he will not be making the trip to Beijing, and now Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe says he's out as well, according to the Associated Press.

McEnroe has decided not to return as U.S. Olympic tennis coach. Instead, Rodney Harmon will lead the United States’ men’s tennis team at the Beijing Games, pending U.S. Olympic Committee approval. Jay Berger has been chosen as Harmon’s assistant.

The U.S. Tennis Association expects to announce its Olympic coaching picks Tuesday, including Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison as the women’s coach, and Lori McNeil as her assistant.

McEnroe tells The Associated Press about his choice to bypass Beijing about a week after word emerged that Andy Roddick will skip the Olympics to focus on the U.S. Open. McEnroe and Roddick helped the United States win the 2007 Davis Cup, ending a 12-year championship drought.

It will be interesting to see if James Blake will follow suit and stays stateside to focus on the U.S. Open which starts eight days after the Olympics in August. If he does, that could open the door for young up-an-coming players such as Sam Querrey, John Isner or Donald Young.

It could also be a nice opportunity for journeymen Robby Ginepri, who has been a hot streak, reaching the semifinals in three consecutive tournaments before falling in the first round of the Pacific Life Open Saturday to Carlos Moya.

It could also be a chance to take care of some unfinished business for Mardy Fish, who lost in a four-hour gold medal singles match to Chile’s Nicolas Massu 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Athens in 2004. Fish was attempting to become the first American man to win the Olympic gold in men’s singles since Andre Agassi in 1996.