The United States lifted the Davis Cup for the 32nd time when they completed a 4-1 victory over Russia in the 2007 World Group final on Sunday.
James Blake won his second singles of the final when he beat Dmitry Tursunov 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Igor Andreev earned Russia's lone point, with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) win over Bob Bryan in the first reverse singles match.
Fans at the 12,000-seater Memorial Coliseum, who maintained their enthusiasm throughout yesterday's meaningless singles, cheered Blake's service break in the 11th game of the final set, then rose to their feet as he gave himself a match point with an ace for 40-0 in the next game.
When Tursunov hit a forehand wide, a smiling Blake raised his arms and jogged to the sidelines, where he was embraced by US captain Patrick McEnroe.
The celebration was subdued compared to the joyful outburst that erupted on Saturday, when Bob and Mike Bryan swept past Igor Andreev and Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 6-2 in doubles to secure the trophy.
That followed singles victories by US No. 1 Andy Roddick and Blake on Friday, when Roddick downed Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 and Blake gutted out a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/3) victory over Mikhail Youzhny.
The triumph was the first for the Americans since 1995, and the first since McEnroe took over the captaincy in 2001.
Roddick made his Davis Cup debut the same year, and had missed just one tie since. Blake, too, has been a McEnroe mainstay, and the Bryan brothers came on board in 2003.
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