Roddick Rocks Voltchkov as US Leads Belarus 2-0

Andy Roddick and Mardy "Silver" Fish put the U.S. up 2-0 Friday in their Davis Cup semifinal match-up against Belarus.

Roddick overwhelmed Vladimir "The Vladiator" Voltchkov 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, followed by Fish defeating Max "The Beast" Mirnyi 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Roddick in the process broke his own fastest-serve record, delivering a 155 mph missile.

"It's great for the fans to see a record serve like that but to me it was another point, and that's the important thing," Roddick said. "I wanted to take the pressure off Mardy by winning my match and I think I did that."

American doubles specialists Bob and Mike Bryan can clinch the tie Saturday with a win over The Beast and either 18-year-old Alexander Skrypko or Voltchkov.

The U.S. has not reached a Davis Cup final since 1997 when they lost to Sweden.

In the second semifinal, Spain found itself in an unthinkable situation on its home claycourts after Day One, losing the first match with a second match left uncompleted.

France's Paul-Henri Mathieu stunned former French Open champ and former No. 1 Carlos Moya in five sets to silence the crowd in the opening match.

"I knew it would be tough," said Moya, who converted only five of 21 break chances. "He does everything well, but still I think today I was controlling the match and then in the fourth and fifth sets I had many chances. I think I lost it. I'm sorry for the spectators who were excellent in supporting me, but I gave everything and I can't really explain why I didn't win."

In the second singles Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero led Fabrice "The Magician" Santoro 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 3-3 when the match was called due to darkness.

Saturday will see the completion of the second singles as well as the doubles with Spain's Rafael "The Prodigy" Nadal and Tommy "The R." Robredo scheduled to face Michael Llodra and Santoro.