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(6) NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO

PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: 100/1
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, including the prestigious Paris Masters. Many feel he lacks a big weapon to get him out of trouble against the true elite, although he pushed both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal hard on clay this season. Grass is a different matter though and Davydenko's record on the surface is truly awful. With just one win here in the past, expect to see him make an early exit.
 
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 - 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R - - - -
US Open - SF 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R - - -

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