Archive for category: Nikolay Davydenko
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Federer beats Paire to advance to 2nd round of Australian Open
Roger Federer beat Frenchman Benoit Paire to start his Australian Open 2013 campaign, winning in straight sets 6-2 6-4 6-1. The Swiss maestro managed to save all three break points he faced in the match, winning 84% of the points after the first serve. On the other hand, he took [...] -
Gasquet defeats Davydenko to lift Qatar Open trophy
Frenchman Richard Gasquet came back from a set and a break down to beat Russia´s Nikolay Davydenko 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-3 to claim the Qatar Open 2013 title. Former world no.3 Davydenko has played a perfect tournament this week, eliminating top seed Ferrer on his way into the final. It [...] -
Davydenko beats Ferrer, plays Gasquet for Qatar Open 2013 title
Richard Gasquet and Nikolay Davydenko will square off in the Qatar Open 2013 final. The Frenchman Gasquet made his way into the final after beating German Daniel Brands in straight sets 7-5 7-5. Gasquet managed to avert all three break points and as he took his opponent’s serve once at [...] -
Ferrer to play Davydenko in Qatar Open 2013 semis
Top seed David Ferrer of Spain booked his place in the Qatar Open 2013 semi-finals after dispatching Italian Paolo Lorenzi in straight sets 6-3 6-0. This was the first meeting between the two players and the Spaniard´s solid ground strokes proved to be too much for Lorenzi, who went down [...] -
Davydenko beats Wawrinka in first round of Basel
Nikolay Davydenko rolled back the years with an excellent performance to defeat Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets 7-6 (7) 7-6 (3). The Russian started slowly, dropping serve in his first service game, but would later show some of the form that saw him a constant in the top 10 in years [...] -
Monaco storms into Kuala Lumpur semifinals, Nishikori also advances
Second seeded Argentinian Juan Monaco powered into semifinals of the Malaysian Open on friday as he dismissed young Canadian Vasek Pospisil to reach his sixth semifinal of the year and the first played on indoor. Monaco was too high hurdle for Pospisil – making his debut in the quarterfinals - as the Argentinian was [...] -
Monaco and Davydenko through to quarterfinals in Kuala Lumpur
Second seeded Argentinian Juan Monaco dismissed Taiwanese Jimmy Wang in straight sets and booked a place in quarterfinals at the Malaysian Open 2012. In spite of losing just 3 points on his first serve, Monaco had some troubles to dominate his opponent ranked 151th and set a difference of two breaks against [...] -
Davydenko advances to second round in Kuala Lumpur, Andujar out
Former world’s number 3, Russian Nikolay Davydenko had to fight hard for his victory against Indian Sanam Singh (ATP 373) in the first round of the Malaysian Open. In the opening set, both players had too many difficulties to keep their serves. Davydenko lost it twice, however he made less mistakes than [...] -
Tsonga through to Metz final after three set victory over Davydenko
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed three sets to see off Nikolay Davydenko in an enthralling 6-0 3-6 6-4 semi final encounter of the Moselle Open 2012 in Metz. Tsonga will face Andreas Seppi in the final with the chance to take his second title of 2012, after Doha in January. After a dominant [...] -
Tsonga to meet Davydenko in Metz semifinal
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has moved through to the semifinal of Metz after avoiding a minor scare against American opponent Jesse Levine. Levine broke in the first game of the match from 40-15 down and consolidated the break for a 2-0 lead but would struggle for long parts after that. A fourteen deuce fourth [...] -
Tsonga, Davydenko, Karlovic and Levine through to Metz QFs
The quarterfinal pairings for the top half of the 2012 Metz draw have been set today. Tsonga will play Levine, whilst Davydenko will square off against Karlovic. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is through to the next round after defeating fellow Frenchman Clement Reix 6-3 6-3. Ranked outside the top 500, Reix did not [...] -
Karlovic, Davydenko advance in Metz; Reix in shock victory
Some of the first round matches at the Moselle Open 2012 in Metz have already been completed. As expected, the match between big men Ivo Karlovic and Kenny de Schepper was serve dominant. No break points were taken of the total nine available in this match for either player meaning the match was settled [...] -
Greatest Tennis Players Never To Win a Grand Slam
A Grand Slam Title is a dream of every single competitor on the ATP Tour. But that dream starts many years before entering the world of professional tennis. Many junior tennis players have got only one desire – to win a Grand Slam final lifting the coveted trophy above their [...]
