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Russia wins Davis Cup doubles, trails Austria 2-1

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WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria – Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny won the doubles against Austria to trim the deficit to 2-1 Saturday in the first round of the Davis Cup.

Davydenko and Youzhny, partners for the first time in Davis Cup, defeated Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya 7-6 (1), 6-7 (7), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in 4 hours, 45 minutes.

Jurgen Melzer and Andreas Haider-Maurer each won singles for Austria on Friday. The reverse singles are Sunday.

Russia has managed to win from 2-0 down only once, against Germany in 1995.

The winner will play Spain in the quarterfinals. The defending champions took a decisive 3-0 lead against Kazakhstan.