Nikolay Davydenko beat fifth-seeded Gilles Simon 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the Valencia Open, denting the Frenchman's hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals.
The Russian hit a forehand winner to go up a break at 2-1 in the deciding set and used a drop shot to save a break point in the sixth game. It was Davydenko's second win in seven career meetings against the 12th-ranked Simon.
Defending champion David Ferrer is seeded No. 1 in Valencia, but plays later in the week.
Simon trails eighth-ranked American Mardy Fish by 720 points with only the Paris Masters to play before the season-ending tour finals in London. Only the top eight qualify for the Nov. 20-27 tournament in London.
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October 31, 2011
Nikolay Davydenko beat fifth-seeded Gilles Simon 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the Valencia Open, hurting the Frenchman's chances of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals.
Davydenko hit a forehand winner to go up a break at 2-1 in the deciding set and used a drop shot to save a break point in the sixth game. It was the Russian's second win in seven career...
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October 31, 2011
Nikolay Davydenko beat fifth-seeded Gilles Simon 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the Valencia Open, hurting the Frenchman's chances of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals.
Davydenko hit a forehand winner to go up a break at 2-1 in the deciding set and used a drop shot to save a break point in the sixth game. It was the Russian's second win in seven career...
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October 31, 2011
Nikolay Davydenko beat fifth-seeded Gilles Simon 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Monday in the first round of the Valencia Open.
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October 31, 2011
Results Monday from the Valencia Open, a ?1.36 million ($1.9 million) ATP Tour event on indoor hard-courts at the City of Arts and Sciences (seedings in parentheses):
First Round Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. Gilles Simon (5), France, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-4, 6-3.
Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 7...
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