Kazakh Nedovyesov, Khabibulin win Astana Challenger doubles title

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstani duo Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Timur Khabibulin won in the final of the Astana Challenger "Capital Cup" in the Kazakh capital on Friday, Kazinform has learnt from Sports.kz.

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In the final match Nedovyesov and Khabibulin toppled the top-seeded tandem of the tournament Russian Mikhail Elgin and Uzbek Denis Istomin in straight sets 7-6, 6-2.

The Kazakh duo defeated the seconded-seeded Yaraslav Shyla and Andrei Vasilevski in the semifinal match.

In the quarterfinal match Nedovyesov and Khabibulin routed 4th-seeded Russian Denis Matsukevich and Ukrainian Denys Molchanov.

They also sent home Jeremy Jahn and Daniel Masur from Germany in the first-round match.