Solid rather than spectacular sums up Davydenko, but that's not bad for a player who's done as well as the Russian has. His game has few weaknesses and that solidity helped him scoop five titles in 2006, as well as making the semis here. His preparation hasn't been ideal after he found himself caught up in an investigation into suspicious betting patterns which affected a match he had withdrawn from. However, after denying any wrongdoing, he put that to one side to rack up some confidence-boosting hardcourt wins and will be confident of doing well in New York.
TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
07
06
05
04
03
02
01
00
99
98
Australian Open
QF
QF
QF
2R
1R
1R
2R
-
-
-
French Open
SF
QF
SF
1R
2R
2R
2R
-
-
-
Wimbledon
4R
1R
2R
1R
1R
1R
-
-
-
-
US Open
-
SF
2R
3R
2R
2R
1R
-
-
-
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