Final results from the Davis Cup

For the first time since 1995, the United States was given something to celebrate in the Davis Cup--tennis' version of the World Cup.

Andy Roddick led things off Friday night was a straight-set 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Dmitry Tursunov that featured 25 aces off Roddick's racquet. Tursunov, a surprising choice considering he was the lowest-ranked player on the Russian team, never seemed comfortable in the match.

James Blake followed suit in the nightcap, shagging his reputation as an underachiever in big matches, with a four-set win over Mikhail Youzhny. The match could have gone either way, with Youzhny just three points away from taking a 2-1 lead instead of being down 2-1. But Blake came through in the clutch, admitting afterwards he wanted to prove something to the people who said he couldn't win the big matches. With the win, the Americans took a 2-0 lead into the second day.

The No. 1 ranked doubles team in the world, Bob and Mike Bryan, took on Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev. Though Andreev and Davydenko kept the first set close, they were visibly frustrated in the second and third sets. The Bryan's easily won in straight sets to clinch America's 32nd Davis Cup.

The matches on Sunday were all icing on the cake. Since the match was already decided, the matches were shortened to best-of-three. Russia's Andreev pulled out a straight-set win over Bob Bryan, who replaced Roddick in the line-up. Blake ended the finals with a three-set thriller over Tursunov to give the United States a 4-1 victory over the defending champions.

Final Results:
Match 1: Andy Roddick (USA) def. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Match 2: James Blake (USA) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3) 7-6 (3)
Match 3: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) def. Nikolay Davydenko/Igor Andreev (RUS) 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2
Match 4: Igor Andreev (RUS) def. Bob Bryan (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Match 5: James Blake (USA) def. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5

United States def. Russia 4-1