ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Andrey Golubev posted his second singles win of the weekend in clinching a Davis Cup series win for Kazakhstan Sunday over Austria.
Golubev defeated Jurgen Melzer 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 and gave the Kazakhs a 3-1 lead in the best-of-five, first-round series. The fifth match wasn't played. They will face the defending Davis Cup champion Czech Republic in April's Davis Cup quarterfinals.