The sign hung above the Swiss section in Birmingham’s Davis Cup matches said it all, “Roger We Miss You.” 

Andy Roddick took care of business Sunday afternoon in Birmingham, outplaying Stanislas Wawrinka to give the American team a victory over Federer-less Switzerland and putting himself in second place on the American list of all-time Davis Cup singles wins.

The U.S. team will travel to Croatia for the second round of the 2009 Davis Cup draw in July.  If the Americans can get past the Croatian team of Mario Ancic and Marin Cilic, some exciting possibilities exist for semifinal and final matches in the states later this fall.   In the semifinals in September, the Americans could play the Czech Republic in the states.  

Speculating all the way to the finals, the Americans could possibly see the defending champions, a Nadal-led Spanish team, on American soil in December.

That’s a long way off, and the U.S. team will have its hands full in Croatia, but American Davis Cup fans should keep their calendars open and noisemakers at the ready. 

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