When the new ATP rankings are released on Monday, the second-ranked American player will be a member of the men's main draw at next month's Pilot Pen Tennis tournament.

No, two-time champion James Blake has not decided to enter (although if he doesn't start winning a match or two, that could change). Mardy Fish, the first player to commit to play in New Haven, will jump over Blake regardless of what happens in the Los Angeles event this week.

Heading into the week, Blake led his good friend and current neighbor by 130 points in the standings. But with the results of last year's Cincinnati event set to expire at the end of the week, Blake will lose 150 points by advancing to the Round of 16 while Fish had just 10 points to defend since he lost his first-round match in Cincinnati.

Fish is the No. 2 seed in LA so he could move up further but he should end up no worse than No. 20, the first time he's been in the top 20 since mid March. On the other end of the spectrum, Blake will fall out of the top 20 for the first time since Feb. 27, 2006. The last time Fish was ranked ahead of Blake came on Aug. 15, 2005 when Fish was No. 65, five spots ahead of Blake.

With Blake set to lose 350 points on Aug. 17 courtesy of his run to the 2008 Olympic semifinals, there is a chance that the former Fairfield resident could end the year as the No. 4 ranked American behind Andy Roddick, Fish and Sam Querrey (although Querrey has some work to do to catch Blake).

Fish and Querrey are both entered - and seeded - in Los Angeles while Blake won't play his first post-Wimbledon match until next week's event in Washington, D.C.