Golubev upsets Melzer in Hamburg final

26 Jul, 2010

Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev caused an upset here on Sunday by defeating Austria's Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Hamburg ATP tournament to claim his first tour title. Melzer, the world number 15, reached the semi-finals at the French Open last month, where he lost to Rafael Nadal, and also tasted success in the Wimbledon men's doubles event alongside Germany's Philipp Petzschner.
"It's brilliant, I'm really happy," said Golubev, the world number 82.

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