Young gun sends Kazakh tennis player packing in Germany

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Russian-born Andrey Golubev representing Kazakhstan has lost his semifinal-match to young gun Alexander Zverev of Germany at the ATP Challenger Tour in Braunschweig, Germany.

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The top seed of the tournament Golubev was defeated by the 17-year-old German in straight sets 2:6, 3:6. After taking the semifinals by storm, Zverev continued his success by routing Paul-Henri Mathieu from France 1:6, 6:1, 6:4 and winning his first title on the clay of Braunschweig.

The prize fund of the tournament is nearly €107,000.