Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolai Vladimirovich Davydenko (Russian Николай Владимирович Давыденко, born June 2, 1981 in Sjewjerodonezk, Ukraine ) is a Russian tennis player.
- 5.2.1 Tournament Win
- 5.2.2 finals
Career
Davydenko, who lives in Volgograd, Monte Carlo and Salmtal, won in his career so far 21 ATP tournaments: In 2003, he won in Adelaide and Estoril, 2004 in Moscow and Munich, in 2005 in St. Pölten, 2006 Pörtschach, Sopot, New Haven, Moscow and Paris, in 2007 in Moscow and 2008 in Miami, Pörtschach and Warsaw. In 2009 he won the ATP tournaments in Hamburg, Umag (Croatia) and Kuala Lumpur as well as the Shanghai Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals. In 2010 he took his twentieth title in Doha, in 2011 came at a tournament in Munich added another.
His biggest success in Grand Slam tournaments were the catchment in 2005 the semi-finals of the French Open, he lost against Mariano Puerta ( 3:6, 7:5, 6:2, 4:6, 4:6 ), the semi-finals at the 2006 U.S. Open, where he lost to Roger Federer ( 1:6, 5:7, 4:6 ), and the new semi-finals at the French Open in 2007, where he worked on Roger Federer failed for the umpteenth time (5: 7, 6:7, 6:7 ). In 2007 he was defeated in the semifinals at the U.S. Open Federer ( 5:7, 1:6, 5:7 ). In June 2005 he made the jump into the top ten in the ATP world rankings.
The beginning of 2008 stood Davydenko in Doha in the semifinals. At the Australian Open he reached the second round, he lost against his compatriot Mikhail Youzhny with 6:72, 3:6, 1:6. Another highlight was the beginning of March the semi-finals in Dubai, which he lost to Feliciano López 4:6, 6:4, 5:7. In April 2008, he with a final victory over Rafael Nadal achieved at the Masters in Miami the second winning a tournament this category. On 24 May 2008, he won the warm-up tournament for the French Open in Pörtschach, in the final he defeated Juan Mónaco 6:2, 2:6, 6:2. The last highlight of the season was reaching the Tennis Masters Cup final in Shanghai, where he lost to Novak Djokovic with 1:6 and 5:7.
Due to a foot injury he had to cancel his participation in the Australian Open 2009. But in July 2009 he showed at the German Open its shape by using a 6:4 the tournament - won 6-2 final victory over Frenchman Paul -Henri Mathieu. This he climbed in the ATP world rankings back to square 9 Davydenko continued his winning streak and scored his 16th overall title when he became the first Russian won the Croatia Open in early August. In the final, he defeated former French Open champion and former No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6:3 and 6:0. He improved to position 8 in the world rankings. In October 2009, Davydenko took victory in Kuala Lumpur before he later the Masters Tournament of Shanghai was able to win just two weeks by in the final, as in his last Masters triumph in Miami, the world number two Nadal defeated.
His date probably the greatest career success celebrated Davydenko in November 2009, when he won the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time. There he sat down in the final 6-3, 6-4 against Juan Martín del Potro through. Previously, he had turned off the world number one Roger Federer in the semifinals.
The year 2010 started very successfully for Davydenko, already in January he won the ATP tournament in Doha. In the semifinals, he defeated the No. 1, Federer, and the final number 2, with Nadal 0:6, 7:68 and 6:4. At the Australian Open Davydenko failed in the quarter finals to Federer, shortly thereafter in Rotterdam in the semifinals to Robin Soderling. In this tournament, played on despite a broken wrist. After the Masters in Indian Wells to Davydenko had to have surgery on the wrist and therefore missed the entire clay court season, he could play again until shortly before Wimbledon. However, he could at his good form he had at the beginning of the year, not able to go and seldom came on the third round addition. Only at the Masters Series in Cincinnati and Paris, he reached the quarterfinals. Therefore, Davydenko could not qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals and also his title from last year not defend. He lost important world ranking points and was at the end of the season for the first time in nearly six years outside the top 20
At the start of the 2011 season, Davydenko was playing much more successful. In Doha, he reached the final and beat on the way the world number one Nadal in two straight sets; in the final he was defeated by Roger Federer, however.
Play
Davydenko is considered solid player, although it has, in contrast to other top players such as Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal does not have outstanding parade shock, however, a highly variable baseline game. His other strengths besides their great footwork are also its high constancy and the almost perfect physical shape, which will benefit him in particular in long, exhausting games. He is also one of the best return players.
However, critics complained repeatedly weaknesses in volleyball. Consequentially, feels Davydenko on clay and hard courts at ease as he reluctantly takes up on grass. His calm style of play also meant that he was called for a long time by many experts as one of the most underrated players on the tour. A problem of his monotonous baseline game is that it in the long run is very exhausting for him, which can be detrimental to the end of a tournament.
Others
Davydenko is referred to by his fellow players as reserved and friendly.
In May 2007 he filed an application for naturalization in the Austrian government.
Betting fraud allegations
Since 2003, there came several times to eye-catching results when you play Davydenko in which high bets have been placed. 2005, there were two documented irregularities in the betting market. In the quarter- finals of the Australian Open 2005 Davydenko was against the American Andy Roddick on at the registry of 3:6, 5:7, 1:4. In many betting shops there were extraordinarily high sums for a victory Dawydenkos what appeared unusual at that time. Expert on the tennis scene expected a victory of Roddick, who won the game as well. Also, a report by Fred Kowasch could not clearly establish the facts.
That same year, Davydenko was at the ATP tournament in Gstaad in the first round match against the Armenian Sargis Sargsian on for an alleged hand injury when the score was 6:1 and 1:0. The bookmaker Sportingbet posted in this high stakes game on an outsider victory. Sportingbet's press spokesman expressed very negative about this incident and announced that an investigation had been opened. One person has been identified that has put 20,000 euros for a victory Sargsians shortly before the game and should have it stopped near the stadium was located.
Another incident, which caused a stir around the world, took place on 2 August 2007 at the ATP tournament in Sopot. At the match between Davydenko against Martín Vassallo Argüello occurred in various bookmakers to very high stakes on the victory of the outsider. The Polish bookmaker STS took the game as one of the first from the program. Due to high stakes many other bookmakers had to temporarily adjust or take the game also from the program quotas. The bookmakers Bet365 interrupted his live betting offer during the match because the bookmakers saw no point to lay odds live. Both before and during the game, the online betting exchange Betfair reported an exceptionally high turnover at victory Argüellos. The game course was atypical. Argüello took a few minutes in a Verletzungsauszeit claim to be treated be nosebleeds, but then played on. In the further course Davydenko had to be treated at the base and the match was later, during the third set, in the lead because of a foot injury. Betfair, which has been engaged for years the obligation to report unusual betting patterns on the market the competent bodies, notified the ATP, because it contradicted the logic to put large sums of money to the hitherto widely severed Argüello. The ATP decided to initiate an investigation, which initially remained inconclusive. Later in the tournament, there was another eye-catching gradients between Agustín Calleri game and Stefan Koubek and Argüello and Albert Montanes. Davydenko himself dismissed the allegations of fraud always vehemently. In addition to also investigation initiated management decided to Betfair until further notice, all games with Dawydenkos participation limited or no offer. In addition, all bets were voided on the game of 2 August 2007, and counted with the ratio of 1.0. The ATP closed its investigation unsuccessfully, Davydenko and Arguello were acquitted of fraud suspicion in their game in Sopot.
Another incident took place on 25 October 2007 at the ATP tournament in Saint Petersburg. Despite a 6-1 lead against Marin Cilic, the Russian lost his game even more with 6:1, 5:7 and 1:6. After several double faults Davydenko was warned by referee Jean -Philippe Dercq to play properly. Again it came, as in the games already mentioned, above-average high stakes on the underdogs. Davydenko was sentenced to a fine of $ 2,000 on the grounds of not having fought with all means against the threat of defeat by the supervisor of the tournament. In contrast, the players protested successfully, so that the sentence was withdrawn. A week later, the Russians lost at the Paris Masters with 2:6, 2:6 against Marcos Baghdatis. After a series of unforced errors and double faults several Davydenko was also instructed by the referee to play properly.
2008 games were recorded with Dawydenkos participation again fully into the repertoire of the betting offer from Betfair. Davydenko reached at this time in Doha, the semifinals and the second round at the Australian Open. An official statement of the resumption was not published.
Achievements
Singles
Tournament Win
Finals
Doubles
Tournament Win
Finals
Grand Slam and Masters footprint
AF = VF = second round quarter-finals semi-finals HF = F = S = final victory NQ = not qualified NT = not participated digit = RR = Preliminary Round Robin
Articles / reports
- Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date not in ISO format template: Internet resource / Maintenance / date is not in the ISO FormatBen Gunn, Jeff Rees: Environmental Review of Integrity in professional tennis. ITF, May 2008, accessed on 13 January 2009 (PDF, 639 kB, English).
- Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date not in ISO format template: Internet resource / Maintenance / date not in ISO format " Such a thing has never happened to me ." ORF, October 26, 2007, accessed January 13, 2009 (St. Petersburg, 2007).
- Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date not in ISO format template: Internet resource / Maintenance / date is not in the ISO FormatHarvey ARATON: Free Market Comes With a Dark Side. The New York Times, August 7, 2007, accessed January 13, 2009 (English, Sopot, Poland 2007).
- Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date not in ISO format template: Internet resource / Maintenance / date not in ISO format Micha Boeck, Fred Kowasch, Paul Weskam: How deep lies the "white sport" really in the bottom of betting fraud and manipulation? interpool.tv, 14 January 2008, accessed on 13 January 2009.
- Template: Internet resource / maintenance / access date not in ISO format template: Internet resource / Maintenance / date not in ISO format Robert Dunker: cheating the betting mafia in tennis on flies. The World Online 10 November, 2007, accessed on 13 January 2009.