Federer binding level after Golubev of Kazakhstan interfere with Wawrinka

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 .

Through Fierce Final, Djokovic U.S. Open Defeat

NEW YORK - Skip the tenacious battle against Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic won the U.S. Open success this year. Final which took more than two hours, finally defeated Djokovic with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (4-6) and 6-1.

Yes, Rafael Nadal once again failed to stop an increasingly unstoppable Djokovic in a number of event this year. Though Nadal had risen, but in the fourth set was the Spaniard's performance declined.

The final match this morning, walking very interesting. All the spectators who packed the Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, incessantly cheered as the two best tennis players of this world produces a point by point.

Djokovic, who had no trouble winning the first set with 6-2 points, began to feel the aggressiveness of Nadal in the second set. But Djokovic can still secure the second set to finish in figures 6-4.

The duel between two adversaries are increasingly reaching a climax. In the third set, Djokovic had a chance to close the final game faster. But Nadal, who refused to give in, give the best resistance when both reach the same score, 6-6. After going through 10 tie break, Nadal finally able to keep kansnya the end of the third set to win 7-6.

Perform an all-out in the third set, Nadal Nadal starts stamina and concentration being in decline. These circumstances, Djokovic used to push the limits its ability to close the final faster with only 'allowed' Nadal won the first game, six games remaining successful is owned Djokovic to hold third grand slam title this year.

"The Djoker" Pursue Glory

NEW YORK - Young age, but rich in achievement and achievement. That's The Djoker, aka Novak Djokovic (24). The hunt for the other also won the Grand Slam, still wide open and will remain the scourge of any player, including the two main rival, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Captured the U.S. Open title, yesterday morning on Tuesday, is the third Grand Slam this year, while the fourth one during her career. The Serb became the seventh player is capable of collecting three Grand Slams in a year. Do not forget the collection of five other Masters.

Djokovic is still in the course of tennis history menjuju other. A number of the next record, he's ready to solve. With a stunning record of 64 wins from 66 games, is proof that Djokovic began to threaten the dominance of other leading players.

Even so, the world number one this world would not jumawa. One time, he certainly would think someone would beat him again, even break the record with a victory or achievement achievements.

But, he always walked with a positive and pessimistic wherever and whoever his opponent. That's what he thought the key to his self-confidence of each entry into the field.

"I am not invincible. But my attitude is always positive and it helps you to perform well in games or when you are into the field and, of course I always want to win another major title and prove a lot of things to myself, "Djokovic said as quoted by China Daily on Wednesday (14 / 9 / 2011).

Do not stop there. Djokovic certainly want to record more than this record, maybe even break the record John McEnroe who now holds the record of 82 victories with only suffered three defeats in his professional career.

Problem McEnroe, tennis legend the United States, it also follows the development of Djokovic and praised him after he won the U.S. Open yesterday. "He had the best year in the history of this sport," said McEnroe.