But despite their underdog status, the United States, backed by a vociferous crowd, produced a superb team performance and they never looked back after leading from the first match of the first session on Friday.
It was far from a fluid home display, with nerves visible to see in some players, but they showed plenty of fight in front of a vociferous crowd and will now be hopeful they can build on this.
The Kiwis lost wickets at regular intervals as they tried to keep pace with the run rate and McCullum, Taylor, Jamie How, Scott Styris and Peter Fulton all failed to reach double figures as the Black Caps disappointed in front of a large and vociferous crowd.
The Slovakian raced to a 6-2 6-1 win in front of a vociferous Spanish crowd in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, to level the tie at 1-1.
The 2000 doubles winner's third round opponent is French 15th seed Alize Cornet, who subdued a vociferous home crowd in outclassing China's Peng Shuai 6-2 6-2.
Minutes later Davis was booked for a challenge from behind on Nigel Reo-Coker as Villa continued to up the tempo in front of a vociferous home crowd.
England were backed throughout by a vociferous home crowd - complete with vuvuzelas - and Richardson, who trained at Beeston hockey club as a youngster, said the support was priceless in helping them perform so well.
Despite the absence of the Czech international, the Baggies stuck to their attacking principles throughout and were backed by a vociferous and loyal crowd.
The hosts, spurred on by a vociferous Thomond Park crowd, made a strong start and O'Gara fired over the opening penalty after three minutes.
Yet although his team conceded early in the game the Magpies manager can have few complaints with the tenacity with which the Magpies started the match, nor the vociferous support from the home crowd.
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