U.S. Meets Russia in Davis Cup Finals

by Tom Goldman, NPR

Some of the best men's tennis players in the world gather in Portland, Ore., for the start of the Davis Cup Finals. The three-day team event matches the U.S. against defending champion, Russia. The U.S. has won 31 Davis Cups — more than any other country.

But it has been a dozen years since the last U.S. title, and the drought has been accompanied by waning interest in tennis for many Americans.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, November 30, 2007