Davis Cup: Bryan brothers clinch U.S. victory over Spain!
Mike and Bob Bryan had good reason to do one of their post-match chest bumps Saturday: they gutted out a tough, four-set win over Spain's Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco to give the U.S. an insurmountable lead and send their country into the Davis Cup semifinals.
The Americans have not won the Davis Cup title since 1995, an era when they often had the likes of Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Michael Chang from which to choose from to play singles. But the 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) win by the Bryan twins puts the U.S. a step closer. They will next play at Sweden on Sept. 21-23.
The Bryans improved to 11-1 in the Davis Cup overall and their victory means Andy Roddick can rest his injury and sit out tomorrow's meaningless singles matches.
Congrats to the U.S. team!
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