Geneva: Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka lost the doubles match to Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov on Saturday, giving Kazakhstan a 2-1 lead over Switzerland in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.
Golubev and Nedovyesov never trailed after breaking Federer in the opening game and completed a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) victory. The Kazakh pair converted their first match point when Wawrinka could not control Golubev’s powerful return of Federer’s serve.
“Against those guys you have to play almost the perfect match. I’m happy that we did today,” Golubev said.In Sunday’s reverse singles, No.3 ranked Wawrinka is scheduled to play the 56th ranked Mikhail Kukushkin before Federer takes on the 64th ranked Golubev, who beat Wawrinka in the opening singles. The winners play Britain or Italy in the semifinals.
