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US OPEN MEN'S PROFILES

(4) Nikolay Davydenko
PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS:	25/1
NATIONALITY:	RUS
BIRTH DATE:	02/06/81
BECAME PRO:	1999
WORLD RANKING:	4

VERDICT

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after he found himself caught up in an investigation into suspicious betting patterns which affected a match he had withdrawn from.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	-	-	-

Men's Profiles

(1) R Federer
(2) R Nadal
(3) N Djokovic
(4) N Davydenko
(5) D Ferrer
(6) A Roddick
(7) F Gonzalez
(8) R Gasquet
(9) A Murray
(10) D Nalbandian
(11) T Robredo
(12) J Blake
(13) T Berdych
(14) M Youzhny
(15) M Baghdatis
(16) C Moya
(17) I Ljubicic
(18) J I Chela
(19) L Hewitt
(20) I Karlovic
(21) J Monaco
(22) J C Ferrero
(23) P-H Mathieu
(24) J Nieminen
(25) F Verdasco
(26) S Wawrinka
(27) N Almagro
(28) G Simon
(29) P Kohlschreiber
(30) R Stepanek
(31) I Andreev
(32) D Tursunov

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