USA WON FIRST DAVIS CUP TITLE AFTER A LONG 12 YEARS SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES STORY
USA WINS DAVIS CUP IN 12 YEARS FIRST TIME SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES.
PORTLAND OREGON SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES: - The United States clinched their first Davis Cup title in 12 years on Saturday as a doubles win for Bob and Mike Bryan gave them an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Russia in the best-of-five match final. Andy Roddick and James Blake had put the United States ahead 2-0 on Friday with singles victories, Roddick downing Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 and Blake beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/3). The Bryan twins, who finished 2007 as the No. 1 doubles team in the world for the third straight year, delivered the third point with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 6-2 victory over Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev. The United States claimed their 32nd title in the international competition, but their first since a Pete Sampras-led side triumphed over Russia in the World Group final in Moscow in 1995.
