Nikolay Davydenko defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-3 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-final. Nikolay Davydenko extended the head-to-head to 5–0.
Davydenko N. took it in straight sets.
Davydenko N. and Santoro F. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Davydenko N. went 4–2 (67%) against them, Santoro F. 0–5 (0%). Davydenko N. came out clearly better against 3 of 5 comparable opponents, Santoro F. against 0.
Hard: Davydenko N. leads 4–0 · Carpet: Davydenko N. leads 1–0
Nikolay Davydenko beat Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-3. Umpiry, "Nikolay Davydenko vs Fabrice Santoro — Doha Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-01-02/davydenko-vs-santoro-doha-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 2 January 2008).