BORAS, Sweden (AP) Robin Soderling and Joachim Johansson have given Sweden a 2-0 lead over Russia in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Soderling beat Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 Friday before Johansson downed Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 7-6, 6-4.
Soderling is ranked No. 4 and is a two-time French Open finalist. He has won three tournaments already this year and is the highest ranked player in the best-of-five series.
If Sweden wins Saturday's doubles, it will play Serbia or India in the World Group quarterfinals.