The Americans are gambling that the 10,000 Mohegan Casino arena located midway between Boston and New York will provide the perfect venue as they begin their quest for a 32nd Davis Cup title on February 6-8.

U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe has yet to announced his lineup but expects the team to be led by U.S. Open champion and world No. 1 Andy Roddick [ Images ].

The backbone of recent American Davis Cup efforts, Roddick clinched the 3-2 victory over the Slovak Republic last September in the World Group playoff round.

"We know we're coming to a tennis hotbed, and look forward to the fans supporting our team," McEnroe told a news conference. "We have a nucleus of dedicated players including the world's number one in singles and doubles (identical twins Bob and Mike Bryan [ Images ]), who are committed to winning the cup this year."

The U.S. last played a Davis Cup match in Connecticut in 1987 when Hartford hosted a qualifying round tie against West Germany [ Images ].

That match featured the epic six-hour, 21-minute duel between John McEnroe [ Images ] and Boris Becker [ Images ], regarded as one of the greatest tennis matches of all time.

The United States and Austria have met on one previous occasion in the Davis Cup, the U.S. winning a semi-final clash 3-2 in Vienna [ Images ] in 1990.

Austria are expected to be led by world no. 53 Stefan Koubek, a three-times singles champion on the ATP tour.