End of Roger-Rafa as we know it?
Peter Bodo...will vanish by the time the first Grand Slam of the new year is played. Still, Nikolay Davydenko's triumph in London might be more than a tribute to the little Russian's durability...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009Write off Rafa now? No chance
James Martin, TENNIS.com...failed to win a tournament and reached only one final, in Shanghai, where he lost to Nikolay Davydenko. The first half of Nadal's season was so strong that he clinched a spot in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009Best of the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comIt's all about winning big ones, and Nikolay Davydenko knows that. So he wasn't too surprised when his fellow Russians steadfastly rooted for the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009Waxing and waning in the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...brushing aside stories the knees will cut his career short. Falling convincingly to Soderling and Russian Nikolay Davydenko in both his Group B encounters shouldn't surprise anyone. He's had a fragmented year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009Neither Fed nor Murray giving ground in rivalry
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comLONDON -- It might not be Roger and Rafa, but Roger Federer's rivalry with Andy Murray is pretty darn good. There are the great matches, the contrast ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Soderling maturing before our eyes
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...dispatched the dogged dirt-baller David Ferrer prior to upending Nadal, then dismantled experienced clay-courter Nikolay Davydenko and edged explosive Chilean Fernando Gonzalez to reach a maiden Grand Slam final. Who else but...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Top eight head for showdown at season finale
James Martin, TENNIS.com...and Roger not at their best, it might pave the way for the tour's workhorse, Nikolay Davydenko. He's a grinder who must hate the blink-and-you'll-miss-it offseason. "I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009Is the tennis calendar too long?
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.comFlashback: 1988, U.S. Open parking lot. A warm late-summer day in New York and the players are heated, but not as a result of the weather. They're u...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Ten burning fall season questions
James Martin, TENNIS.com...amid the upsets and sound bites, the fall season has raised 10 key questions. 1. Can Nikolay Davydenko finally win a Slam? In Shanghai, Davydenko showed us the blueprint to defeat Rafael Nadal. Using...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Nothing ugly about Davydenko in Shanghai
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.comSHANGHAI -- Let's face it, Nikolay Davydenko is rarely on anyone's radar screen. That should be surprising since, except for a three...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Nondescript Davydenko fine flying under radar
Peter Bodo...Sunday (or whenever it was; if you ever figure out the time zones, send a memo), Nikolay Davydenko was the player with the Midas touch. And what we wouldn't give to see our...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Moving the year-ender to London a fruitful decision
Peter Bodo...So much for spreading the tennis gospel via the media. And does anyone know whether the Nikolay Davydenko versus Gilles Simon match will be broadcast at 2 or 4 a.m.? The ATP positioned...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009Five reasons we advocate the fall tennis circuit
Peter Bodo...opportunity to gain valuable match experience. It seems that someone -- a Gilles Simon, Fernando Gonzalez or Nikolay Davydenko -- always goes on a run during the fall, and that positions him to be a contender...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009These crazy eight have a shot in New York
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.comGiven that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are both relatively healthy and, presumably, eager following their respective recent layoffs, one would thin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 20, 2009Reason No. 7 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...for the most part last year following work with respected coaches Harold Solomon and Andy Brandi. Nikolay Davydenko, too, was painful to watch when he could barely land a serve at the end of...
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