Canadian Press: Roddick, Blake headline U.S. team for upcoming Davis Cup against Sweden

Andy Roddick, James Blake and the Bryan brothers once again will represent the United States in Davis Cup play, this time for the semifinal matchup at Sweden later this month.Captain Patrick McEnroe made it official Tuesday, picking the top two Americans in singles and the No. 1-ranked doubles duo of Bob and Mike Bryan. For practice partners, McEnroe made big choices - six-foot-nine John Isner and six-foot-six Sam Querrey.

The semifinal tie will be Sept. 21-23 in Goteborg at the Scandinavium Arena, the same place where Sweden beat the Americans for the 1984 and 1997 Davis Cup titles.

The Swedes picked to play on hard courts, which suited McEnroe fine.

“I think their guys are obviously a lot more comfortable on fast courts, which obviously we are, as well,” he said at the U.S. Open.

“I don’t think we were disappointed when we heard it was a fast, hard court, particularly coming off the Open, the guys playing all summer on this kind of surface,” he said.

Germany and Russia play in the other semifinal. If it becomes a U.S.-Russian final, the Americans would host it.

San Diego, Oklahoma City, Portland, Ore., and Winston-Salem, N.C., are the four possible sites for a potential championship.

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