CHARLESTON, United States (AFP) - Andre Agassi hasn't played Davis Cup since 2000, but US captain Patrick McEnroe said he wouldn't rule out a return for the eight-time Grand Slam champion.
Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and Bob and Mike Bryan combined this weekend to put the United States into the Davis Cup final for the first time since 1997.
But McEnroe knows they'll face a tough challenge in Spain, who will certainly use the host's privilege of choosing the venue to stage the tie on clay.
It's a surface Agassi has proved he can succeed on - having won the French Open in 1999.
"Theres a lot of options. Im never going to say never about anything. If Andre called me, Id take his call and go from there. But whether Im expecting that to happen or whether Im going to call him myself is something Ill think about.
"Hes certainly capable of playing great clay court tennis," McEnroe said. "And saying that, we all know where he stood on Davis Cup in the last few years, and weve missed him."
Agassi boasts a 30-5 win-loss record in a Davis Cup career stretching back to 1988.
Long a stalwart of the US side, in recent years Agassi, now 34, has preferred to save his ageing body from the wear-and-tear of Davis Cup travel and play.
"If hes interested and available, he knows my number," McEnroe said. "And I know his number."
But McEnroe is likely to go with the team that delivered victories in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Against Belarus here this weekend, Roddick and Fish won both opening singles matches before the Bryan brothers clinched the tie with a doubles win.
The final score in the tie, usually the best-of-five matches, will stand at 4-0 after Fish's final singles match was scrapped because of rain with the American leading Andrei Karatchenia 3-0.
Roddick won his meaningless reverse singles 6-4, 6-2 over Alexander Skrypko.
He had already done his real work on Friday, posting a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Vladimir Voltchkov. Olympic silver medallist Fish beat Max Mirnyi on Friday 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, and the Bryans closed it out with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 win over Mirnyi and Voltchkov.
Roddick, the world number two admits that clay isn't his preferred surface. His best performance at Roland Garros was a third-round appearance in 2001.
"Its not my most comfortable surface," Roddick said. "Thats not a secret. Im not going to sit here and pretend it is. But that being said, I ëonlyû have to play well on clay for two days and thats what Im going to try to do.
"Im not going to let it psyche me out. Im going to go over there, Im going to give it my all. Ill be fine. Hopefully, itll work out."
For his part, Fish was anticipating being named to the team that heads to Spain in December.
And hes hoping that the team can continue their success for one more round to bring home the 2004 Davis Cup title.
"None of us have been in the final situation before, but Ive been in two pretty big Davis Cup matches in these past couple years," Fish said. "I think that helps a lot experience wise.
"We can definitely play, and I think we can beat Spain. It would take a hell of an effort, thats for sure."