Golubev wins Wawrinka in Davis Cup quarterfinals
09:52, 5 April 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Australian Open champion Wawrinka was stunned by Golubev in a pulsating encounter, according to sports.kz.
Golubev held two match points in the 12th game of the fourth set, but Wawrinka saved them to force a tiebreak. Golubev then had three more match points after taking a 6-2 lead in the tiebreak as Wawrinka attempted to take the game into a deciding set. However, at the sixth time of asking Golubev finished off his opponent to hand Kazakhstan a shock lead.
"I'm really disappointed with myself but I have to give credit to Golubev," Wawrinka said, DavisCup.com reported.
"He was really aggressive and he found a way to win the match. I didn't play so well," he added.
Results of the game - 1:3 (6 (5):7, 2:6, 6:3, 5:7). Kazakhstan was up 1-0.