USA will have a chance to redeem itself and show that it is a force to be reckon with, when in the weekend of November 30-December 2, they host the Davis Cup finals against none other than Russia.
Led by Andy Roddick and James Blake, the United States will face off against a Russian team that might have Marat Safin back for this decisive series. Russia will also have Nikolay Davydenko, the current #4 player in the world, at their disposal as well as veteran Igor Andreev, who was a key player in Russia's semifinal win over Germany.
Taking a quick lookback at the semifinals, as mentioned above, Germany went down to a scrappy Russian Team, who won the last 2 single matches to take the series 3-2.
Rubber 1: Igor Andreev (Russia) def. Tommy Haas (Germany) 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
Rubber 2: Philip Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Rubber 3: Waske/Petzschner (GER) def. Tursonov/Youzhny (RUS) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6
Rubber 4: Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Philipp Petzchner (GER) 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Rubber 5: Igor Andreev (RUS) def. Phililpp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
Meanwhile the U.S. had an easier time defeating Sweden 4-1 to advance to their first Davis Cup Finals in 3 years. Roddick was once again key in helping the United States team progress forward in the tournament.
Rubber 1: Andy Roddick (USA) def. Joachim Johansson (SWE) 7-6, 7-6, 6-3
Rubber 2: Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. James Blake (USA) 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Rubber 3: Bob/Mike Bryan (USA) def Simon Aspelin/Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 7-6, 6-2, 6-3
Rubber 4: Andy Roddick (USA) def. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
Rubber 5: James Blake (USA) def. Simon Aspelin (SWE) 6-1, 6-3
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