Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenkois a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semi-finals, which he accomplished on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open, losing to Roger Federer in all but one of them. His biggest achievement was winning the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals, and he also won three ATP Masters Series. In...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth2 June 1981
achievement among cup experience feels masters players rankings special tennis top tournament
It feels great. It's such a big achievement as there are 1,000 players in the rankings and I will be among the top eight. I know the Tennis Masters Cup is a very special tournament and now I will experience it.
america french grand great people prove russian slam tennis tournament
It?s because I?m in America, ... It?s enough for me that Russian people know me. French people also know me. In America, I need to do something good, like play great in a Grand Slam or prove (himself) in a tournament like this on TV. Tennis is not important in America like it is in Europe.
thinking games tennis
You don't think about anything because you just try to playevery game, every point. If you get some chance, you try to take this chance.
yawning tennis finding-yourself
Wimbledon is the world's most boring tournament. There's hardly anything to do apart from tennis. You constantly find yourself yawning - there's no entertainment here.
anybody believed win
I don't think anybody believed that I was going to win that match. I didn't believe myself.
bad fast grand happen happy monday today tried warming win
Every day is a different day. For me, today was a bad day. Today, I was warming up and it (the balls) were not so fast like before like it was on Monday or yesterday. I tried topspin, anything just to win but I can?t. I just said to my coach, ?I can?t do anything.? I am happy it didn?t happen in the Grand Slam, in the U.S. Open.
close matches needed win
I did not want to think too much about it because I was very close but still needed to win matches and points,
massage start
I can keep playing, get a massage at the start of every set,
face pain ready
I feel some pain in my foot, but I am ready to face Rusedski.
expect ready
I expect to be ready for Wednesday. I'll be ready to play Rusedski.
finish happy lose match rather today
I even thought I could lose today but I am happy I was able to play well and finish the match rather easily.
balls beat broke good harder lost mistake mistakes montreal played racket slow strings tension today took tried
Today, it was my mistake because we had different balls (than were used in Montreal and Cincinnati). I tried to make it different, my tension for strings was harder here and I tried to make no mistakes because the tension was hard and I had more control. I tried to come back but at 6-5 broke my string. I took my old racket and I lost in the tiebreak. I played really slow, Chela played good today and tried to make winners, and for me, if I play slow I can beat nobody.
beat chances running second tired
He was running too much. He was already tired after the second set. I think I had more chances to beat him then.
chance
He did not give me a chance to show my game,