Roddick’s win kept the US in the Davis Cup World Group in 2001

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  Andy Roddick defeated Leander Paes to give the United States victory over India in a 2001 Davis Cup World Group play-off.

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  The 19-year-old won 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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  The result kept the United States in the World Group.

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  It was Roddick’s first time winning the deciding point in a Davis Cup tie.

Who

Andy Roddick defeated India’s Leander Paes.

What

Roddick’s win gave the United States victory over India in a Davis Cup World Group play-off and kept the US in the World Group.

When

October 14, 2001.

Where

LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Why

The United States needed to win the play-off to save its place in the World Group after losing to Switzerland in the first round.

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