| Andy Roddick won the first match in the Davis Cup | | | | be stupid not to, right?" Roddick said. "Other than |
| tournament for the United States, he gave his team a | | | | cheating, I'll do anything I can to win." |
| quick start by winning over the Russian Dmitry | | | | This is the end of the year's best of five final |
| Tursunov 6-4, 6-4 and 6-2. | | | | international championships. On Saturday, Nicolay |
| Roddick was very excited with his victory and raised | | | | Davydenko and Igor Andreev are scheduled on |
| his hands up as a sign of triumph at the Portland's | | | | doubles against Bob and Mike Ryan after Davydenko |
| Memorial Coliseum, the crowd almost got crazy with | | | | was pushed out of the single matches by the Russian |
| the victory. "It's kind of like 'so close but so far away.' | | | | captain Shamil Tarpishev. |
| There's no celebration," Roddick said. "It's one match. | | | | Unfortunately for Davydenko is coming to the Davis |
| The celebration will be saved for when we win, if we | | | | Cup after a year full of rumours and investigations |
| win." | | | | after unusual betting situations last August when he |
| Roddick took the first set after he hit an 146-mph | | | | lost against Martin Vasallo Arguello from Argentina. Of |
| serve that Tursunov returned long, ending a game that | | | | course he denies all the accusations. |
| was at deuce four times. Roddick let out a growl after | | | | The once-dominant United States has 31 Davis Cup |
| holding serve, and the U.S. fans went wild. | | | | titles but has won none in 12 years, the longest span |
| Roddick went up 2-1 in the second set when Tursunov | | | | without an American victory. Pete Sampras last led |
| hit a forehand into the net to finish off the break. | | | | the team to victory over Russia on clay in Moscow in |
| Roddick broke Tursunov again to start the third set. | | | | 1995. The United States hosted the Davis Cup final in |
| While he high-fived U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe, | | | | 1992, in Fort Worth, Texas. Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, |
| Tursunov threw up his hands in disgust. "If there are | | | | Pete Sampras and John McEnroe were the United |
| 12-and-a-half thousand people behind you and you can | | | | States team that defeated Switzerland. |
| use them to help you win a tennis match, you would | | | | |