Kapten tim Rusia Shamil Tarpishchev tidak menurunkan Davydenko pada partai tunggal Jumat stelah pemain itu terlambat datang ke Moskow menyusul kemenangannya di Miami minggu lalu.
Russia captain Shamil Tarpishchev had left Davydenko out of Friday's singles after the player flew in late to Moscow following his triumph in Miami last weekend.