PORTLAND (Oregon), Dec 3: Igor Andreev earned Russia a consolation point in the Davis Cup final by crushing United States doubles specialist Bob Bryan 6-3, 7-6 in the first reverse singles match before James Blake won his final singles contest against Dmitry Tursunov to make it a 4-1 win for his US team in the last match of the already decided final on Sunday.

The US had already clinched the team title by establishing an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five tie when the Bryan brothers won Saturday’s doubles at Memorial Coliseum.

World number 33 Andreev, using his powerful forehand with devastating effect, broke Bryan in the third and ninth games of the match to claim the first set in 28 minutes.

The second set went with serve until the 24-year-old Russian sealed victory by taking the tiebreak 7-4, gaining match point off a backhand error by Bryan before ending a protracted rally with a whipping forehand winner.

Later on Sunday, the US No.2 James Blake claimed his second match of the tie when he rounded out the final score with a 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Dmitry Tursunov.—Reuters