Players of the decade: 20. Nikolay Davydenko

The slender Nikolay Davydenko has beaten all the top players thanks to a sizzling baseline game and has finished in...

The year's most memorable quotes

As usual, tennis players didn't just let their rackets do the talking this season. Here's a look back at some of the funniest quips, fighting words and foot-in-mouth moments of 2009.

Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards

...It was a tight race, with guys like del Potro, Fernando Verdasco, Andy Roddick and even Nikolay Davydenko deserving consideration. But at the end of the day, I have to go with Robin Soderling...

Doling out our 2009 ATP awards

With supreme competition and daunting up-and-comers, only one name returned to the summit of men's tennis. Care to guess who?

End of Roger-Rafa as we know it?

...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...

...NOVEMBER 28: Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts during the men's singles semi final match against Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 28...

Digital Serve: Dec 3rd

Jennifer Williams welcomes in Bonnie D. Ford to preview the Davis Cup Finals and discuss Serena Williams record fine

Write off Rafa now? No chance

...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...

Federer facing ever-growing challenges

After an emotional 2009 season full of unprecedented highs and gut-wrenching lows, 28-year-old Roger Federer is back on top. But he'll find that the going only gets tougher from here.

Best of the World Tour Finals

It'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...

Davydenko takes ATP Finals title

Nikolay Davydenko has won the first big tournament of his career, beating U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Nikolay Davydenko of Russia serves the ball during the men's singles final match against Juan Martin Del...

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia celebrates after beating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-2 4-6 7-5 in...

Federer out of ATP Finals

Roger Federer has been eliminated from the ATP World Tour Finals after losing to Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the semifinals.

...26, 2009 in London, England (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) 2- : LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Nikolay Davydenko of Russia returns the ball during the men's singles round robin match against Robin Soderling...