Tag Archives: Davydenko
Nothing To Be Done
Munich, First Round (Q) Farah d. (7) Davydenko, 6/3 6/2 Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko yesterday lost to Robert Farah, the Columbian qualifier who last week tore lustily into the Barcelona main draw, and now looks capable of doing the same … Continue reading
The Twilight of the Ponies
Rotterdam, Final (1) Federer d. (3) del Potro, 6/1 6/4 For no defensible reason, Juan Martin del Potro remains inextricably connected with Nikolay Davydenko in my mind. There are, of course, the striking physical similarities (I’m astonished Ivan Reitman has … Continue reading
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A Fine Week in Holland
Rotterdam, Semifinal (1) Federer d. Davydenko, 4/6 6/3 6/4 The last time Nikolay Davydenko took a set from Roger Federer was in the quarterfinal of the 2010 Australian Open, a notorious match that remains almost unique in the history of … Continue reading
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Stern, Assured and Aromatic
Brisbane, First Round (8) Tomic d. Benneteau, 6/2 4/6 7/5 Baghdatis d. Harrison, 7/6 6/4 Mixed results for the scourge of troubled youths in Brisbane. Bernard Tomic showed a stern and rare manliness in overcoming Julien Benneteau in three sets. … Continue reading
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The Reverse Is Also True
Stockholm, Semifinals Nieminen d. Blake, 7/6 5/7 6/2 (1) Monfils d. (6) Raonic, 6/7 6/4 6/3 One year ago in Stockholm, in the wake of a 6/0 6/2 drubbing at the hands of Jarkko Nieminen, it seemed clear that James … Continue reading
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Those Little Flags
Wimbledon, First Round Tomic d. (29) Davydenko, 7/5 6/3 7/5 Hewitt d. Nishikori, 6/1 7/6 6/7 6/3 Last week, my boss participated in the CEO Sleepout, a fund raising event at which scores of managing directors and politicians and sundry … Continue reading
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Fiasco
Madrid Masters 1000, First and Second Rounds It is a testament to the rankings trout-farm between 10 and, say, 30, that so few of today’s ostensible upsets were surprising. The betting market was a shambles, which should have been a … Continue reading
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A Confluence of Cock-Ups
BMW Open Munich, Final Davydenko d. Mayer, 6/3 3/6 6/1 Estoril Open Portugal, Final Del Potro d. Verdasco, 6/2 6/2 There isn’t a single good reason why Nikolay Davydenko and Juan Martin del Potro are closely linked in my mind, … Continue reading
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Weeks Like This
The biggest problem with weeks like this, in which three concurrent 250 tournaments have snuck in just as the clay season hits its stride in Madrid, is that for the most part the events are disposable. Understandably, players are unwilling … Continue reading
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Those Bedroom Thighs
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Semifinals Nadal d. Dodig, 6/3 6/2 Ferrer d. Almagro, 6/3 6/4 Sadly, RFET’s Davis Cup kerfuffle has dominated tennis headlines, and has thus easily claimed line honours as Bummer of the Week. Although somewhat overshadowed, there … Continue reading
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