Nikolay Davydenko vs Roger Federer — Doha Semi-final

Doha · ATP · Semi-final
RUS
Nikolay Davydenko
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2010
hard
SUI
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Davydenko N.
6-4 6-4
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
662
Federer R.
44–

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 19–1, defending last year's semi-final. Nikolay Davydenko narrowed the head-to-head to 19–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nikolay Davydenko edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–19
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-02-25DubaiQFhardRoger Federer6-2 6-2
2013-01-14Australian OpenR64hardRoger Federer6-3 6-4 6-4
2012-02-13RotterdamSFhardRoger Federer4-6 6-3 6-4
2012-01-02DohaR32hardRoger Federer6-2 6-2
2011-01-03DohaFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2010-08-15Cincinnati MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-4 7-5
2010-01-18Australian OpenQFhardRoger Federer2-6 6-3 6-0 7-5
2009-11-22Tour FinalsSFhardNikolay Davydenko6-2 4-6 7-5
2008-04-14EstorilFclayRoger Federer7-6(5) 1-2 RET
2007-11-12Masters CupRRhardRoger Federer6-4 6-3
2007-08-27US OpenSFhardRoger Federer7-5 6-1 7-5
2007-05-28Roland GarrosSFclayRoger Federer7-5 7-6(5) 7-6(7)
2006-08-28US OpenSFhardRoger Federer6-1 7-5 6-4
2006-01-16Australian OpenQFhardRoger Federer6-4 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5)
2005-05-09Hamburg MastersSFclayRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2005-02-14RotterdamQFhardRoger Federer7-5 7-5
2005-01-03DohaSFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2004-08-16Athens OlympicsR64hardRoger Federer6-3 5-7 6-1
2004-03-22Miami MastersR64hardRoger Federer6-2 3-6 7-5
2002-01-28MilanR16carpetRoger Federer6-3 6-7(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Davydenko N.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Davydenko N.

Serve advantage — Federer R.

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 season
Davydenko N.Federer R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
67%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
71%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
9.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Davydenko N.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
92
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
100
Break points won·Slight edge
74
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Nadal R.
0-67-686-4
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Federer R.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Troicki V.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-647-67
Nadal R.
Darcis S.
6-12-0
Troicki V.
Kubot L.
4-66-47-61
Federer R.
Gulbis E.
6-24-66-4
R16
Federer R.
Korolev E.
6-26-4
Gulbis E.
Seppi A.
6-47-5
Davydenko N.
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-4
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
4-66-36-2
Nadal R.
Starace P.
6-26-2
Troicki V.
Rochus O.
6-26-2
Kubot L.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-65
Darcis S.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-1
R32
Becker B.
Koellerer D.
5-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Deheart R.
7-637-64
Davydenko N.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-0
Karlovic I.
Fognini F.
6-46-4
Troicki V.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-17-5
Rochus O.
Hajji A.
6-16-0
Kubot L.
Maamoun K.
6-06-2
Stakhovsky S.
Youzhny M.
7-6116-2
Darcis S.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-1
Starace P.
Gil F.
6-26-0
Federer R.
Rochus C.
6-16-2
Korolev E.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-26-3
Seppi A.
Hernandez O.
6-47-5
Gulbis E.
Montanes A.
6-27-5
Chiudinelli M.
Lorenzi P.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Bolelli S.
6-36-3