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ATP- Davydenko Beat Nadal to Obtain Shanghai’s title

by ally on Oct 22, 2009

The 28-year-old Russian, Nikolai Davydenko, took his fourth ATP title of the year after beating world No. 2 Rafael Nadal during the finals of the Shanghai Masters. Davydenko’s 7-6, 6-3 victory on Sunday pushes him to 6th place in the world with 4,700 points. Despite his loss, Nadal has managed to cut Roger Federer’s lead in the rankings. With 9,095 points, Nadal is less than 2,000 points behind Federer. Nadal is still trying to get back in shape after suffering from stomach and knee injuries that took him out of much of the season. Both players entered the final determined for a victory and, ultimately, the title. But Davydenko’s incredible flat groundstrokes and winners stretched Nadal’s game. In the first set, Davydenko broke Nadal’s serve in the third game to take a 2-1 lead. Nadal broke back in the eighth game and the Russian had to save a set point and fight off a 0-30 for a tiebreak. In the tiebreaker, Davydenko hit three backhand winners that gave him a 7-3 win...Read More >>



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