NEW YORK -- Andy Roddick, James Blake and twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan head the U.S. Davis Cup team picked Thursday for next month's World Group playoff against Slovakia.
The Bryans won their first Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open this year. They never have played in the Davis Cup.
Team captain Patrick McEnroe also put Mardy Fish and Brian Vahaly on the squad. The official four-man team doesn't have to be announced until an hour before the draw for the best-of-five series.
The teams will play outdoors on clay in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Sept. 19-21.
The winner will return to the World Group and be eligible for the 2004 Davis Cup title, while the loser will have to go into regional qualifying.
The United States lost to Croatia 4-1 in the first round of this year's tournament. Roddick missed that match.
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