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Roger Federer Defeats Nikolay Davydenko to Capture Qatar Open

Roger Federer picked up where he left off last year in London by dominating the competition this week in the first ATP event of the season in Doha. Federer rolled past defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4 at the Qatar Open final on Saturday. It is a record-setting third tournament title in Doha and his...

Nikolay Davydenko Upsets Nadal at Qatar Open; Roger Federer Through to Final

Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko thrashed top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2 to advance into the championship match against Roger Federer at the Qatar Open in Doha. Nadal, who was battling a fever and flu-like symptoms throughout the week, avoided his second bagel set of the tournament by breaking Davydenko in the...

Nadal, Murray Survive Heated Three-Setters at Cincinnati Masters

Rafael Nadal faced an uphill battle against both the heat and France's Julien Benneteau for most of Thursday's third-round match at the Cincinnati Masters. The world's top-ranked player (photo right) fought himself out of trouble and rose to the occasion to defeat Benneteau 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Benneteau was unable to...

Bryan Brothers One Step Closer to Tennis History

History is in the making this week at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, Calif. In doubles action on Wednesday, the Bryan Brothers -- Mike and Bob -- defeated Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles in first-round action 6-3, 6-4. The Bryans are seeking their 62nd career doubles tournament victory in Los Angeles. They fell short...

Nikolay Davydenko Rolls, Gilles Simon Continues Fall in Hamburg

Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko bounced back from an early-round loss in Stuttgart last week, defeating Florent Serra of France in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 in their second-round matchup at the German Open in Hamburg on Tuesday. Davydenko received a bye into the second round of play, even though it was his first win on clay...

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05/29/12 Tursunov Downs Flat Soeda at Roland Garros Source: RIA Novosti - Russia Russian world No. 88 Dmitry Tursunov surprised an out-of-sorts Go Soeda on Tuesday, winning in straight sets in the first round of the French Open. The Russian prevailed 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 to knock out the Japanese player, ranked 30 places higher, and set up a second-round match with either 29th seed Julien Benneteau of France or Moscow-born German player Mischa Zverev.
05/27/12 Davydenko Returns to Top 50 after Nice Charge Source: RIA Novosti - Russia Russian tennis player Nikolay Davydenko has returned to the world top 50 in the latest ATP rankings published Sunday after he reached the semifinal of the 400,000-euro clay court Nice Open. The four-time Grand Slam semifinalist is now ranked 47th after gaining six places.
05/25/12 Baker test for Almagro Source: Sky News Nicolas Almagro reached his third final of the year with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Gilles Simon in Nice on Friday.
05/23/12 Davydenko Advances to Nice Quarterfinals Source: RIA Novosti - Russia Nikolay Davydenko advanced to the quarterfinals of the Nice Open on Wednesday with a hard-fought win over Denis Istomina of Uzbekistan.
05/13/12 Lorenzi upsets Davydenko Source: Sportal (New Zealand) Italian wildcard Paolo Lorenzi won through to the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia after a 6-3 2-6 6-3 win over Nikolay Davydenko.

Background on nikolay davydenko

Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko (, Mykola Volodymyrovych Davydenko) is a Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S.

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