Nikolay Davydenko defeated Gilles Simon 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the Hamburg round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Nikolay Davydenko extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Davydenko N. came through in three sets.
Davydenko N. and Simon G. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Davydenko N. went 6–4 (60%) against them, Simon G. 2–5 (29%). Davydenko N. came out clearly better against 3 of 5 comparable opponents, Simon G. against 1.