Davydenko Crashed Nadal in Miami
In the 24-year history of Miami tournament, Nikolay Davydenko has become the first Russian reaching the semifinals. And it was only the beginning. Davydenko won the second Masters Series trophy in career by defeating Spain’s Rafael Nadal in straight sets to win the men's singles final of the Sony Ericsson Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 6, 2008 in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Although by far not the favorite of the final battel (same as in the previous standoff against Andy Roddick, by the way), the Russian prevailed both on serve and return, crashing the charismatic Nadal 6-4 6-2 in Miami.
It was for the first time that Davydenko defeated Nadal in the final. The victory appears even more worthy given the resolve of the world number two to win the first tournament since Stuttgart of past July. But the hard surface isn’t the favorite for the Spaniard. Nadal said he didn’t play well and, really, he was making more errors than usual.
Equal to Nadal in playing from the baseline, Davydenko was aggressive from the very beginning and obviously dominated in the second set to confirm his position amid the tennis elite. Dvydenko said he became more confident in Miami, as he beat very good players there, and would be playing different, much faster tennis in future.
In the women’s section of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Serena Williams of the U.S. won her final match against Serbian Jelena Jankovic Saturday and got the Sony Ericsson Open trophy for the fifth time.
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