Astana, Kazakhstan: Yuriy Schukin and Andrey Golubev beat Radek Stepanek and Jan Hajek 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-3 in doubles on Saturday to cut the Czech Republic's lead against Kazakhstan in the Davis cup quarter-finals to 2-1.
After rallying from a break down to win the first set, the Kazakh pair broke decisively in the ninth game of the second. They then won the next three games to take a 2-0 lead in the third set.
Schukin and Golubev closed it out on their first match point, breaking Stepanek's serve.
The defending champion Czechs took a 2-0 lead on Friday after Hajek and Lukas Rosol won their opening singles matches. The reverse singles will be held on Sunday....
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04:27 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Astana: Jan Hajek defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the opening singles Friday, giving the defending champion Czech Republic a 1-0 lead over Kazakhstan in their Davis Cup quarter-final. Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev was scheduled to play Lukas Rosol in the second singles. Hajek saved a break point in the third game before breaking Kukushkin in the eighth and then serving out the first set. The Czech won five consecutive...
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12:18 PM, Mar 21, 2013
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06:27 PM, Mar 05, 2013
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