Advantage America in Davis Cup final

Andy Roddick and James Blake won their singles matches yesterday to give the United States a commanding 2-0 lead over defending champions Russia in the Davis Cup final in Portland.

The Americans are bidding to end their longest ever Davis Cup drought and they enjoyed an excellent start as Roddick won the opening match of the day, routing Dmitry Tursunov 6-4 6-4 6-2 in just under two hours.