Unseeded Fish was hammered 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in his first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal in just 87 minutes by his mate in one of the most lopsided men's matches at this stage of the tournament.

Roddick, who went to high school with Fish, did not play up his win and had a few consoling words as the pair shook hands over the net at the end.

It was a numbing experience for the 25-year-old Fish, who has fought his way back from two operations on a career-threatening injured left wrist.

"Maybe we'd prefer to play each other in the final. We've had some real good matches," Fish said.

"This one was probably the most lopsided match we've ever had. It's ironic it comes on one of the biggest stages we've played on.

"It's a little bit tougher to play friends. You want to get fired up out there. I'm sure Andy's obviously stoked to make the semis, but he didn't show much emotion.

"I'm sure that was because he felt bad for the way I was playing. You know, he didn't want to show me up or something.

"We won't talk about the match. We talk about what 25-year-olds talk about, I guess.

"We never really talk about tennis until right before. We had a joke or two right before we were walking out on the court, then it's business. We're both professionals."