I probably picked a good time to be away as i missed Andy Murray's fantastic year being brought to an end by a resurgent Nikolay Davydenko in the Masters Cup semi-finals. The Russian booked a place in the final against Novak Djokovic after a relatively comfortable 7-5 6-2 win over the tired Scot.
From what I gather, Murray was clearly showing signs of fatigue after his hard-fought dramatic win over Roger Federer 24 hours earlier and this match up proved to be one step too far. One thing is for sure, if you are feeling fatigued then the last person you want to ome up against is Davydenko who is extremely consistent and one of the most intense players on the tour.
The Russian baseliner has clearly proved me wrong this week and despite actually losing in the final to worthy winner Novak Djokovic, he will have gained alot from this impressive run to the final in such a competitive tournament. Many have criticised Davydenko for only really excelling in the "smaller" tournament so this week will make a lot of people take notice and see that he can compete with the so called "big boys".
As for Djokovic, his excellent 6-1 7-5 final win over Davydenko has capped off a superb year for the Serb and he will look to build on this going into 2009 where he will look to overtake Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal next year.
Murray will most definitely be hurt by this defeat but there is no denying that it draws to a close what has been an absolutely outstanding 2008 for the world number four. The future looks extremely bright for the British number one!
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2 comments:
Good article, well constructed and informative
If he really is supposed to be that good, then tough matches will always occur near each other. If he wants to be a true contender he needs to be able to deal with the strain.
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