Russian captain names a surprise lineup for Davis Cup

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Russia pulled a surprise at Thursday's draw for the Davis Cup final, leaving fourth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko out of the singles matches.

Instead, Davydenko was relegated to playing doubles with Igor Andreev, and captain Shamil Tarpischev picked Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny for singles.

Many expected Davydenko, as the highest-ranked player on the Russian team, to play singles in the competition, which runs Friday through Sunday at Portland's Memorial Coliseum.

Instead, Tursunov will face sixth-ranked Andy Roddick in the opening match Friday, followed by 13th-ranked James Blake against Youzhny.

Davydenko and Andreev are slated to play the top-ranked duo of Bob and Mike Bryan on Saturday. The singles' opponents are reversed on Sunday.