GENEVA - Roger Federer eased to victory over Mikhail Kukushkin on Friday , bringing the Swiss level at 1-1 with Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup quarterfinals .
Federer 6-4 , 6-4 , win in less than two hours in order to be restored to 15,000 Swiss fans who saw Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka surprisingly lost the first singles match 6-2 .
Wawrinka , ranked No. 3 after a first Grand Slam title , was beaten 7-6 ( 5 ) , 6-2 , 3-6 , 7-6 ( 5 ) by the 64th - ranked Andrey Golubev .
Federer and Wawrinka , doubles champion at the 2008 Beijing Olympics , is scheduled to work Saturday against dual Kazakh pair Evgeny Korolev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov .
" This weekend has not been completed , " Federer said in a courtside interview after defeating 56 - ranked Kukushkin . " I served well and played a solid game . "
The winner will face England or Italy in the semi-finals in September .
Switzerland aims to reach his first semifinal since 2003 in the first Davis Cup title chase .
Wawrinka received a huge ovation stepping on the field at the Palexpo indoor arena for his first match in Switzerland since become a Grand Slam champion in January .
However , there are close - stunned silence when Golubev converted sixth match point with an overhead winner .
The third-ranked Wawrinka recognizes started " a little tight , a little nervous . "
" When I was in that position I knew that I was not moving well , " he said , after making 70 unforced errors and change only one of his 10 break points .
The Swiss No. 1 also destroys his racket on a hard surface - the court in frustration during the second set .
Golubev , who lost to Wawrinka in the first round in Australia , overcoming initial nerves to win the first set tiebreak .
" I try to always be aggressive , do not give him too much time , " he said .
Wawrinka , who played in the 5-0 loss against Kazakhstan in 2010 , said it was like the Swiss do not be complacent .
" We did not come here thinking it would be an easy match , " he said .
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