Mikhail Youzhny vs Nikolay Davydenko — Valencia Semi-final
Valencia · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2009
hard
Youzhny M.3-6 6-4 6-3
Davydenko N.
Youzhny M.
3662
Davydenko N.
6431
Mikhail Youzhny defeated Nikolay Davydenko 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Valencia semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Mikhail Youzhny narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Mikhail Youzhny dropped the opening set before beating Nikolay Davydenko 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-31 | Doha | R16 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Mikhail Youzhny | 7-6(2) 6-3 6-1 |
| 2007-08-05 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6(8) 6-3 |
| 2004-10-11 | Moscow | SF | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5 |
| 2001-12-31 | Doha | R32 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
63
72
Break points saved·Even
93
91
Break points won·Dominant
41
74
Deciding sets·Even
68
70
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
72
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Verdasco F.
Robredo T.
6-36-2
Murray A.
Montanes A.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-63
R16
Montanes A.
Ferrer D.
W/O
Davydenko N.
Monaco J.
6-37-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Monfils G.
6-27-5
Youzhny M.
Cuevas P.
6-22-66-1
Simon G.
Berdych T.
6-44-66-3
Robredo T.
Lopez F.
4-66-36-4
Verdasco F.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-3
Murray A.
Mayer L.
6-43-66-3
R32
Youzhny M.
Tsonga J.
6-736-03-0
Verdasco F.
Hernandez O.
6-10-1
Montanes A.
Bautista Agut R.
6-13-66-4
Mayer L.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Greul S.
7-56-2
Davydenko N.
Falla A.
6-26-1
Monfils G.
Granollers M.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-2
Cuevas P.
Ferrero J.
2-67-646-3
Simon G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-2
Berdych T.
Mathieu P.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Rochus C.
6-05-76-3
Lopez F.
Martin A.
7-56-3
Tipsarevic J.
Hanescu V.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
7-56-736-2
Murray A.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-1