Tennis

Kazakhstan leads Austria 2-0

Published Feb. 1, 2013 12:00 a.m. ET

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Andrey Golubev and Evgeny Korolev won their singles matches Friday to give Kazakhstan a 2-0 lead over Austria in the first round of the Davis Cup.

Golubev beat Andreas Haider-Maurer 7-6 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the opening match, and Korolev followed up by defeating Jurgen Melzer 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2.

The doubles match is scheduled for Saturday, and the reverse singles will be played Sunday.

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