Kazakhstani tennis players Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov have ended their run at the US Open, losing in the first round of the men's doubles to the Czech pair of Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl 5:7, 3:6, reports infohub.kz.

The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. In the opening set, the Kazakhs kept pace for a long time, but the opponents made a decisive break late to take the set 7:5. In the second set, the Czech pair seized the initiative and closed out the match 6:3.

A key factor in the defeat was the Kazakh duo's inconsistent serving. Golubev and Nedovyesov committed six double faults compared to two for their opponents, and their first-serve percentage was just 52%. They won 25 of 36 points on their first serve (69%) and 13 of 33 on their second (39%).

Pavlasek and Rikl were far superior in return games. The Czechs won 31 of 69 points against the Kazakhs' serve (45%), while Golubev and Nedovyesov managed only 29% on their opponents' serve.

The Kazakhs converted just one of two break points, while their rivals used four of ten opportunities to break serve.

The Czech pair also led in winners, 23 to 19. Golubev and Nedovyesov made 23 unforced errors to their opponents' 18. The overall point count was 68:53 in favor of the winners.

Thus, the Kazakh duo exited the tournament after their first match. In the men's doubles, Aleksandr Bublik continues his campaign, having defeated Sebastian Baez and Fabian Marozsan 6:2, 6:4 in the first round alongside Chinese player Shang Juncheng.

The US Open is an annual Grand Slam tournament on hard courts, concluding the major season. For the second consecutive year, the US Open, first held in August 1881, starts a week earlier due to the rescheduling of the mixed doubles event. The total prize money is a record $108 million for a major.

Since 1978, matches have been played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

The defending men's champion is Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner in last year's final 6:2, 3:6, 6:1, 6:4. The Italian, the world No. 1, withdrew from the 2026 US Open due to a knee injury.

In women's singles, the 2025 winner was Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka, who beat American Amanda Anisimova in the final 6:3, 7:6 (7:3).