Sweden booked its spot in the title match at the 31st edition of the ARAG ATP World Team Championship, winning both singles match against the U.S. on Thursday at the Rochusclub to ensure a top finish in the Red Group standings.

Robin Soderling came back from a loss of a set to dismiss World No. 8 James Blake, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0, and Thomas Johansson followed with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win over American Bobby Reynolds.

Blake appeared to be in good standing after breaking Soderling to secure the first set in 43 minutes, but the Swede needed 49 minutes to take the next two sets. Blake managed to win just seven points total in the final set, including one on serve.

“It wasn’t my best tennis out there,” said Blake. “He started playing great. I didn’t stick to my plan that was working in the first set. It can get away quick against a play like that… I would have liked to have done a little better today and given us a chance to still be in the finals on Saturday. But I took my chances, it didn't happen.”

Johansson, a former Australian Open champion, then clinched Sweden’s return to the final as he took one hour and 40 minutes to dismiss Reynolds in the American’s Rochusclub singles debut.

Sweden made the score 3-0 against the reigning Davis Cup champions as Robert Lindstedt and Soderling defeated Wayne Odesnik and Reynolds, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday.

Sweden will play for the ARAG ATP World Team Championship title for the sixth time, with a chance to tie four-time champions Germany, USA and Spain as the title leaders. Sweden won in 1988 (d. USA, 2-1), 1991 (d. Yugoslavia, 2-1) and 1995 (d. Croatia, 2-1), and finished as runners-up in 1986 (l. to France) and 1999 (l. to Australia).

The U.S. was attempting to reach the final for the first time since winning its last of four titles in 1993.