Bryan brothers wrap up Davis Cup title for Americans

When Bob Bryan's winning forehand at the net bounced over the heads of the Russians, Roddick and Blake poured onto the court and piled into a group embrace. The four players then ran a victory lap around the hardcourt with an American flag.

Andreev said it wasn't until the second set before he got a chance to return a second serve.

"So you can imagine if the guy's always serving first serve, it makes it so difficult because you cannot control the ball," he said. "You cannot do anything on the return."

Bob Bryan admitted afterward to feeling some pressure.

"I had a circus of monkeys in my stomach just playing tambourine in there," he said.

On Friday, Roddick beat Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the opening match and Blake outlasted Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3). Some were surprised when Russia captain Shamil Tarpischev left fourth-ranked Davydenko out of the singles.

Sunday's reverse singles will be shortened to best-of-3 sets because the U.S. has already clinched the title.

Both Davis Cup teams included the same players from the semifinals, when the United States beat Sweden 4-1 and Russia defeated Germany 3-2.

When he was 10 years old, Roddick watched the United States -- a team that included Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and John McEnroe -- defeat Switzerland in the 1992 final in Fort Worth, Texas.

That was the last time the United States hosted a Davis Cup final. And it served as inspiration for Roddick.

"For us to have our moment, I fell like we really do deserve it," he said. "We've been the ultimate team, and it's just been an honor to be a part of that."