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1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 28, 2020 at 11:15 pm

   Points won by each set: [ 45-42, 29-21 ]
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   13 % Davydenko – 10 of 76
   19 % Nadal – 12 of 61

   During Nadal’s golden years, Davydenko was his toughest opponent. It’s not only a matter of their H2H, but also the style of the Ukrainian-Russian guy. He was simply able to dominate Nadal totally from the back of the court and the final outcome depended on his winners/errors ratio. In the Shanghai final Davydenko [8] struck 18 more ground-stroke winners than Nadal [2]! The Russian took an early initiative and almost got a double break. Then Nadal had his chances – set point at 5:4* (Denko’s overhead) and 30/0 at 6:5. After the match Davydenko stated: “I was so tired at the beginning of the 1st set. At 4-all I was thinking ‘I have no chance to win’. I cannot believe it. Beating Djokovic and Nadal it’s something amazing.”

   Davydenko’s route to his 18th title (3rd & last Masters 1K):
   2 Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 6-2
   3 Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 7-5
   Q Radek Stepanek 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
   S Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(1)
   W Rafael Nadal 7-6(3), 6-3

   Davydenko three points away from defeat to Djokovic

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