France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reacts after missing a point during his Davis Cup quarter-final single tennis match against Germany's Peter Gojowczyk in Nancy, Eastern France, April 4, 2014. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
LONDON (Reuters) - Holders Czech Republic took a huge step towards the Davis Cup semi-finals by opening a 2-0 lead over Japan on Friday, while Roger Federer's Switzerland were locked at 1-1 with Kazakhstan in their quarter-final.
The fancied Swiss were given a scare when Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka was upset in four sets by Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev, ranked 64 in the world, 61 places below his opponent.
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