GENEVA (AP) — 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 took their first match point chance when Wawrinka could not control Golubev’s powerful return of Federer’s serve.
In Sunday’s reverse singles, No. 3-ranked Wawrinka is scheduled on court first against 56th-ranked Mikhail Kukushkin.
Federer, ranked No. 4, would follow against 64th-ranked Golubev, who beat Wawrinka in Friday’s opening singles.
The winner plays Britain or Italy in the semifinals in September.
