Davis Cup rosters feature U.S. Open semifinalists

September 14th, 2006 12:42 pm
By Andyroddick.com Staff
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Sep 14th 2006
Davis Cup rosters feature U.S. Open semifinalists

Three players who reached the semifinals at the U.S. Open will meet next week in the Davis Cup semifinals.Mikhail Youzhny should get a rematch against Andy Roddick when Russia faces the United States from Sept. 22-24 in Moscow on indoor clay. Both players were officially selected to their teams Tuesday, the International Tennis Federation said.

Nikolay Davydenko, who lost to eventual champion Roger Federer in the Open semifinals, was also chosen to play for Russia. He and Youzhny will be joined by Dmitry Tursunov and Marat Safin.

Roddick will team with U.S. Open quarterfinalist James Blake, and the No. 1-ranked duo of Bob and Mike Bryan.

Last week, Roddick beat Youzhny 6-7 (5), 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open final, while Davydenko lost to Federer 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in the other semifinal. Blake reached the quarterfinals in New York, but also lost to Federer.

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