Now It's A Blood Sport?

Andy Roddick took out the mighty Roger Federer in Key Biscayne last Thursday, and Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final, but the scene-stealer in the men's draw was Mikhail Youzhny . The 11th-ranked Russian took self-flagellation to new extremes when, after missing a backhand in his third-round match, he belted his pate with his racket, opening a gash (right) that required the attention of the trainer before Youzhny could resume playing. (He won the match but lost in the next round.) The YouTube clip of the incident eclipsed 1.5 million views over the weekend. Perhaps that is what it takes to get the talented Youzhny some deserved attention. Earlier this year he cracked the top eight for the first time. As an encore, in Key Biscayne he cracked his head.