Post Tagged with: "Nikolay Davydenko"
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Cilic beats Melzer, Davydenko overcomes Stepanek at the Olympics
Marin Cilic and Nikolay Davydenko proceed to the second round of the London Olympic tournament without giving away a set. World No. 14 Croat Cilic, who was victorious on grass courts of Queen’s Club a month ago, fought a hard battle against Austrian Jurgen Melzer in the first set. It [...] -
Rosol and Brown oust seeds in Stuttgart
Czech Lukas Rosol, who attracted lots of atention after defeating Spaniard Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon a couple of weeks ago, entered the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart with a 6-4 7-5 win over 5th seeded Robin Haase. Rosol showed off his big serve once again as he fired [...] -
Murray superb performance against Davydenko
British no.1 Andy Murray showed no signs of weakness as he stormed to an excellent 6-1 6-1 6-4 win over Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko in today’s first round encounter at Wimbledon. Murray, who could be the first Brit to win this precious trophy since Fred Perry prevailed in 1936, played some [...] -
Murray Drama Queen or King of the Court?
This summer serves up an absolute feast of British sport, with Wimbledon providing a tasty filler between the football European Championship and the upcoming London Olympics. After England limped out of the football tournament on Sunday, the sporting expectations of the nation arguably turn to Andy Murray. So we find [...] -
Almagro to play Baker in Nice final
The dream comeback doesn’t seem to end for the American Brian Baker after he booked himself a final spot at the Nice Open after defeating Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-2. This will be the first ever ATP Tour final for Baker, who got handed a wild card for [...] -
Almagro to face Simon in Nice semis
Defending champion Nicolas Almagro will play against the Frenchman Gilles Simon for the final spot at the Nice Open. Spanish 3rd seed Almagro overcame Belgian Steve Darcis in straight sets 6-4 6-4 and no.2 seed Gilles Simon of France eliminated Brazilian qualifier Thomaz Bellucci 7-5 6-0 to book his place [...] -
Baker’s big comeback in Nice, sets up semifinal match against Davydenko
American qualifier Brian Baker is on his way to a dream comeback after he moved into the Nice Open semifinals by defeating Russia’s Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6 6-3 7-6 (4). Baker, who was once considered one of the most talented players on tour, has reached the boy’s Roland Garros singles final [...] -
Davydenko beats Isner for a place in Nice SFs
Former world no.3 Nikolay Davydenko moved into the Nice Open semifinals after beating American top seed John Isner 6-4 7-6 (4). Isner had his chances throughout the match, but couldn’t convert any of the three break points he had. Davydenko managed to take his opponent’s serve once in the first [...] -
Ferrer defeats Verdasco in his opening match at Rome Masters
6th seed Spaniard David Ferrer won his opening match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome as he defeated his countryman Fernando Verdasco 6-3 7-6 (3) and moved into the third round. Ferrer, who beat Verdasco in both of their previous matches this year (in Auckland semis and Acapulco final), dominated [...] -
Raonic out of Rome Masters, loses to Mayer
German Florian Mayer surprisingly beat Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6 (5) 6-4 in the first round of the Rome Tennis Masters that started today. This is a shock defeat for the Canadian, who seemed to be on top form recently, narrowly losing to Federer at this week’s Madrid Masters. Raonic struggled [...] -
Nadal destroys Davydenko in Madrid
Second seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his opening match at the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-2 in 1 hour and 20 minutes. Nadal struck in the third game of the first set and then again in the 5th to go up a double break. Davydenko [...] -
Garcia-Lopez defeats Baghdatis, Andreev eliminates Ferrero in Madrid
Wild card holder Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain won his first round match at the Mutua Madrid Open against Marcos Baghdatis with a scoreline of 6-4 3-6 6-4. The Cypriot Baghdatis played at this tournament for the fourth time in his career, but has never been able to reach more than [...] -
Isner beats Davydenko, Raonic ousts Clement
The 10th seed American John Isner came back from a set down to beat the Russian Nikolay Davydenko 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the second round of the Miami Tennis Masters. Isner, who reached the Indian Wells Final last week, where he lost to Federer, will play Florian Mayer of Germany [...]
