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Posted at 1:36 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2007

Tennis: Bryan brothers lift U.S. to Davis Cup title

By ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. — The United States won its first Davis Cup title since 1995 behind a convincing doubles victory today by brothers Bob and Mike Bryan.

The Bryans cruised to a 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-2 over Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev on the indoor hard court at Portland's Memorial Coliseum as the U.S. won the first three matches in the best-of-five final.

The once-dominant United States had not won the Davis Cup in 12 years, the longest span without an American victory. Pete Sampras last led the team to victory over Russia on clay in Moscow.

The United States now has 32 titles in the international team competition, dating to 1900.

Andy Roddick and James Blake got the U.S. off to a fast start Friday, winning the first two singles matches. The U.S. had not taken the first three matches of a Davis Cup final since 1990 against Australia.