Andy Roddick beat Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 Friday night, leaving the US and Sweden tied 1-1 at the end of a long opening day in their best-of-five quarterfinal.
American Mardy Fish lost the first match to Jonas Bjorkman, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. Counting four rain delays that totaled more than three hours, the two matches in Florida took nearly nine hours to complete.
Fish and Bjorkman endured three rain delays and played for nearly three hours. Bjorkman must bounce back quickly for his doubles match Saturday with Thomas Johansson against top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan.
The 32-year-old Bjorkman improved to 34-14 in Davis Cup singles and doubles, including 6-0 against Americans.
Spain 2, Netherlands 0
At Palma de Mallorca, Ferrero beat Raemon Sluiter 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, after Moya got past the man Ferrero defeated in the 2003 Roland Garros final, Martin Verkerk, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4.
Verkerk and John Van Lottum will face 17-year-old Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo in doubles Saturday.
Belarus 2, Argentina 0
At Minsk, Voltchkov compiled eight aces and 28 winners to surprise Agustin Calleri 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the opening singles match on indoor carpet. Calleri had won nine straight Davis Cup matches.
Mirnyi breezed past Guillermo Canas 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
France 1, Switzerland 1
At Lausanne, reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Federer put the hosts ahead with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Nicolas Escude. Clement evened the best-of-five series for France with his 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win against Ivo Heuberger, who was playing for his country for the first time in five years.
The French team is without its top player, Wimbledon semifinalist Sebastien Grosjean, who withdrew because of a viral infection.
In Saturday's doubles match, Federer will pair with Yves Allegro against Escude and Michael Llodra.
France owns nine Davis Cup titles, the most recent in 2001. Switzerland never has won the event.
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