 Davydenko at the 2012 Olympics | |
| Native name | Николай Давыденко |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Residence | Volgograd, Russia |
| Born | (1981-06-02)June 2, 1981 (age 44) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Eduard Davydenko |
| Prize money | US$16,186,480[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 482–329 (59.3%) |
| Career titles | 21 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (6 November 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2005,2006,2007,2010) |
| French Open | SF (2005,2007) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2007) |
| US Open | SF (2006,2007) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2009) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008,2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 61–67 (47.7%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (13 June 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2005) |
| French Open | 3R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2004) |
| US Open | 2R (2004,2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2006) |
| Last updated on: 29 September 2014. | |
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko (Russian:Никола́й Влади́мирович Давыде́нкоlistenⓘ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professionaltennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in aGrand Slam tournament was reaching the semi-finals, which he accomplished on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open, losing toRoger Federer in all but one of them. His biggest achievement was winning the2009 ATP World Tour Finals, and he also won threeATP Masters Series. In mid-October 2014 Davydenko retired from playing professionally.[2]
Nikolay was born on June 2, 1981, inSievierodonetsk, at that time Severodonetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, in the family of Vladimir and Tatiana Davydenko. He started playing tennis at the age of 7 with his brother Eduard, nine years his senior. At the age of 11, he left his hometown for the Russian city ofVolgograd. The initiator of the departure was his brother Eduard who worked as a children's tennis coach in Volgograd at that time. He motivated his brother's move by the fact Nikolay's professional growth at home was impossible. Four years later, in 1996, the brothers decided to move toSalmtal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany for the same reasons.[3]
I had been living in Russia for four years, constantly training under the guidance of Eduard who wasn't giving me any respite. Then we left for Germany. An old acquaintance of ours was living there and he has convinced my brother it would be better for me. In [old] Europe, I could play more tournaments and make more money than in Russia.[4]
The brothers had lived in Germany for three years and then applied for German citizenship but theGerman Tennis Federation did not support the application, and as a result, they returned to Russia. In 1999, at the age of 18, Nikolay changed hisUkrainian citizenship (granted at 14 by default) to theRussian one. In 2007, he applied for Austrian citizenship (so as to obtaindual citizenship), unsuccessfully.[5] He was motivated by the difficulties obtainingtravel visa with the Russian passport. And he wasn't given one because a sports minister in Austria was against while the other local authorities seemed to approve it. According to Davydenko, the Austrian minister said: "It's too soon".[6]
He and his wife Irina, a former model (m. 2006), have three children, an older daughter named Ekaterina (born 2012) and two sons — Konstantin (b. 2015) and Dmitry (b. 2017). His nephewPhilipp is a former professional tennis player and ATP/WTA coach. Davydenko speaks Russian as a native language, German as his second one, and English.[3][7][8]
Davydenko started playing at the age of seven with his brother, Eduard. During his junior tennis years, he moved toSalmtal, Germany with Eduard to further improve and participate in more tournaments.
Davydenko turned professional in 1999. In 2000, he played mainly on the Futures Tour, where he captured one title and reached three finals. He made hisATP debut atAmsterdam, reaching the semifinal. Later in August, he won his first Challenger title inMönchengladbach.
Davydenko made his Grand Slam debut in 2001 at theAustralian Open, where he made it to the second round, before losing to formerworld no. 1,Patrick Rafter in four sets. This performance captured the public eye for his talent and ability. Later in February, he injured his lower back inDallas and was out for six weeks. After the injury, he came back to win two Challenger titles inUlm andIstanbul. He finished the season with a quarterfinal showing inBasel.
In 2002, Davydenko continued to play on both theATP Tour and in Challenger events. It was a steady year with quarterfinal appearances inBåstad andVienna. During the year, he captured his fourth Challenger title inSzczecin.
Davydenko made huge strides on the ATP Tour in 2003. He opened the season with his first ATP title inAdelaide, defeatingKristof Vliegen in the final. A few months later, he captured his second tour title inEstoril on clay, beatingAgustín Calleri. His season was backed up with solid performances on clay inBarcelona andSt. Pölten, reaching the quarterfinal and final, respectively. After a solid year, Davydenko finished in the top 50 for the first time in his career.
His progress continued in 2004, capturing two more titles for the second consecutive year. After a slow start to season, a quarterfinal in theMonte Carlo Masters kicked off a 10–2 matches run. A week later, he won his third title inMunich. He backed up his win by reaching the semifinal inStuttgart, losing toGuillermo Cañas. In October, he captured his first home-soil victory in Moscow by winning both the singles and doubles (partneringIgor Andreev). He finished the season in the top 30 for the first time.
In 2005, he began the season by reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in aGrand Slam at the Australian Open. During the clay season, he captured his fifth career title inSt. Pölten, beating home favourite,Jürgen Melzer. He continued his solid form by reaching the semifinals of theHamburg Masters and his first semifinal of a Grand Slam at theFrench Open. In the fourth round of the French Open, he upset one of the tournament favourites and the previous year's runner-up,Guillermo Coria in four sets. This win showed just how far Davydenko had come in the last year, as Coria had beaten Davydenko with the loss of just six games in the 2004 French Open first round.
Davydenko lost in the semifinals of the 2005 French Open toMariano Puerta in five close sets. Davydenko reached the top 10 for the first time after the 2005 French Open. He closed out the year by reaching the quarterfinals at theCincinnati Masters and theParis Masters. After a great season, he qualified for theTennis Masters Cup inShanghai for the first time and reached the semifinals, losing toDavid Nalbandian. He finished the year as the no. 1 Russian and world no. 5.
After his rapid rise into the top 5 in 2005, Davydenko continued to stay in the top 5 for 2006. He repeated his quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open, losing toRoger Federer in four tight sets. He had another solid clay-court season, reaching the final in Estoril and the quarterfinal, at the Hamburg Masters. He defended his title inPöertschach and reached the quarterfinal at the French Open for the second year. His form continued after an early loss atWimbledon with wins inSopot and his first American win inNew Haven. He reached his second Grand Slam semifinal at theU.S. Open, losing to Roger Federer. He finished the season with a win in Moscow and his first careerTMS title in Paris. After getting married, Davydenko helped Russia win theDavis Cup againstArgentina. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 3, with which he finished the year.
2007 started with another quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open for the third consecutive year. He was slow to find his form in theclay court season, but finally did at theRome Masters, losing in the semifinal toRafael Nadal in an enthralling match. His good form continued, and he reached the semifinals for the second time at the French Open, losing to Roger Federer again, in straight sets. At Wimbledon, he surprised the tennis world by reaching the fourth round on his least preferred surface. Moving to the hard-court season in the US, Davydenko had strong showings in theCanada Masters and theCincinnati Masters, reaching the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. Davydenko then reached the semifinals of theU.S. Open for the second consecutive year, before losing to Roger Federer in straight sets. He won his eleventh career title in Moscow, defeatingPaul-Henri Mathieu. In November, he took part in theMasters Cup, which took place in Shanghai, China. He played in the Red group round robin, losing to eventual championRoger Federer 2:0 sets, losing toAndy Roddick 2:1 sets, and beatingFernando Gonzales 2:0 sets, thus finishing 3rd in the group, meaning he did not reach the knockout stage. Davydenko ended the year ranked no. 4 and in the top 5 for the third straight year.
Davydenko started 2008 at theAustralian Open, where he was seeded fourth. He won his first three matches in straight sets, but in the fourth round he lost to countrymanMikhail Youzhny in straight sets. In Dubai, he reached the semifinals, losing toFeliciano López in three sets. He then went on to win his biggest career title to date at theMiami Masters. En route to the win, he defeatedAndy Roddick in the semifinals andRafael Nadal in the final to win his second ATP Masters Series title. His win over Roddick in the semifinals was his first victory in six matches, while his win over Nadal was his first in three matches.
Davydenko began the European clay-court season with a final appearance in his next tournament, theEstoril Open in Portugal, where he met world no. 1,Roger Federer in the final. In the second set of the final, while trailing Federer, 6–7, 2–1, Davydenko retired with a left leg injury. He then reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters. He won his thirteenth career title in Pöertschach, defeatingJuan Mónaco. After a disappointing French Open, Davydenko went on to win another title, this time in Warsaw, defeatingTommy Robredo in the final. Appearing at the2008 Summer Olympics, Davydenko's stay in Beijing was brief; despite being seeded fourth at the Games, he would be upset byPaul-Henri Mathieu in the second round. He did not win back-to-back matches until the US Open. At the Open, he lost in the fourth round to qualifierGilles Müller in four sets, breaking his streak of two straight semifinals.
Davydenko reached the semifinals at theParis Masters, losing toDavid Nalbandian. Davydenko qualified for theTennis Masters Cup for the fourth consecutive year. He beatJuan Martín del Potro andJo-Wilfried Tsonga in the round-robin matches to progress to the semifinals, where he defeatedAndy Murray to reach the final. There he metNovak Djokovic, losing. Davydenko finished the year ranked no. 5 in the world and in the top 5 for the fourth consecutive year.
Davydenko started the year at an exhibition inAbu Dhabi, which featured six of the world's best players. Davydenko defeatedAndy Roddick, before being defeated by top seedRafael Nadal.
His first tour tournament was inChennai, India, where he was the top seed. He defeatedDaniel Köllerer in straight sets, but was forced to withdraw before his second-round match againstLukáš Dlouhý because of a left heel injury. This injury subsequently forced Davydenko to withdraw from theAustralian Open. InRotterdam, he was defeated in the second round byJulien Benneteau. The injury he sustained in Chennai earlier in the year returned, forcing Davydenko to withdraw from the 1000 Series tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. This caused his ranking to fall from no. 5 to no. 9 by April 6.
Davydenko returned to the tour after a two-month absence. InMonte Carlo, he defeatedIvo Karlović andDavid Nalbandian, before being eliminated byAndy Murray in the quarterfinals. InBarcelona, he posted back-to-back three-set wins overFeliciano López andRadek Štěpánek. He was ousted by world no. 1Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Despite his run in Barcelona, his ranking slipped out of the top 10 for the first time since May 23, 2005.
Davydenko was upset in the early rounds inRome. Davydenko reached his second semifinal of the year inEstoril by eliminatingJuan Carlos Ferrero in the second round andMardy Fish in the quarterfinals, but was stopped by AmericanJames Blake. In his last tournament before the French Open, Nikolay advanced to the third round inMadrid, before he was forced to withdraw before his match withAndy Roddick due to a leg injury. He was able to play atRoland Garros and convincingly advanced to the quarterfinals. He dropped a set apiece toDiego Junqueira andStanislas Wawrinka and beat eighth seedFernando Verdasco en route. He fell to eventual runner-upRobin Söderling (who had justupset Rafael Nadal in the fourth round), in straight sets.
On grass, Davydenko advanced to the third round atWimbledon, before falling toTomáš Berdych for the first time. After Wimbledon, he competed in the2009 MercedesCup as second seed, falling toFabio Fognini in the quarterfinals. He then won two straight titles: the2009 International German Open, defeatingPaul-Henri Mathieu and the2009 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag, defeatingJuan Carlos Ferrero, dropping only one set in 10 matches. Davydenko then lost toAndy Murray in the quarterfinals of theRogers Cup inMontreal, a loss which snapped a 12-match winning streak. He then lost in the third round of the2009 Cincinnati Masters toGilles Simon. Davydenko lost in the quarterfinals of the2009 Pilot Pen Tennis toSam Querrey. At theUS Open, he reached the fourth round, before retiring againstRobin Söderling with a left thigh injury.
He won his third title of the year at the2009 Malaysian Open by beatingGaël Monfils in the quarterfinals,Robin Söderling in the semifinals, andFernando Verdasco in the final. Following his triumph in Malaysia, he competed in the2009 China Open, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-upMarin Čilić. At the Shanghai Masters 1000 event, he defeated three seeded players en route to the final, tenth seedFernando González, thirteenth seedRadek Štěpánek, and second seedNovak Djokovic. He upset Djokovic in the semifinals. In the final, he playedRafael Nadal and again won in an upset.
At theATP World Tour Finals in London, Davydenko won four of his five matches. He lost his first round-robin match toNovak Djokovic, but he beat Nadal in his second match. He also went on to beat the odds, defeating his group leader,Robin Söderling to reach the semifinals. He recorded his first win overRoger Federer in 13 tries in the semifinals with a win. With the win, Davydenko advanced to his second consecutiveATP World Tour Finals final. He won by defeatingJuan Martín del Potro in the final. This victory meant that he became the first Russian to win the event. The straight-set victory also meant that the winner won the event in straight sets for the fourth year in a row.[9]
Davydenko finished the year ranked no. 6 in world and in the top 10 for the fifth consecutive year.
Davydenko started the year at the exhibition event inAbu Dhabi, but was defeated in the first round byDavid Ferrer. A week later at the2010 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Davydenko defeatedRoger Federer in the semifinal andRafael Nadal in the final to claim his twentieth ATP World Tour title.[10] With this victory in 2010, Davydenko became the second player to beat both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the same tournament (afterJuan Martín del Potro at the2009 US Open) on separate occasions.[11] At theAustralian Open, Davydenko won his first three rounds without dropping a set, before beating Spain'sFernando Verdasco in five sets. He eventually lost to Federer in the quarterfinal in four sets.
Davydenko then went to Rotterdam to play in theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. He was the second seed but, in the semifinal against Sweden'sRobin Söderling Davydenko landed on his wrist, and injured it. He continued to play and lost to the eventual champion. Davydenko next appeared in theDubai Tennis Championships.
At the2010 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Davydenko defeated Latvia'sErnests Gulbis. Before his third-round match withViktor Troicki of Serbia, he withdrew due to a fractured wrist.[12] According to Davydenko, his firstMRI made in the Netherlands didn't allow to determine the fracture due to aninflammation, and thus it was diagnosed only in the US.[13] Davydenko returned to the grass court inHalle,[14] after missing the2010 French Open. In his first match back, he beat local playerSimon Greul. He played despite his doctor's advising him against playing the tournament.[15] However, he lost in the next round toBenjamin Becker.
He then fell in the second round of2010 Wimbledon toDaniel Brands in four sets. He then failed to win back-to-back matches in his next four tournaments until the2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, where he defeatedRobby Ginepri andDavid Ferrer, both in three sets, before falling toRoger Federer in the quarterfinals. He also reached the quarterfinals of the2010 China Open, but failed to defend his title in theShanghai Rolex Masters and fell out the top 10 for the first time in over a year. He then reached three consecutive quarterfinals in the2010 Open Sud de France,2010 Valencia Open 500, and2010 BNP Paribas Masters. Davydenko did not qualify for theBarclays ATP World Tour Finals. This was the first time he did not qualify since qualifying for the first time in 2005. He also dropped out of the top 20 for the first time in over5+1⁄2 years.
2011 saw a decline in Davydenko's form. His first appearance was in theQatar Open, where he defeatedRafael Nadal in the semifinals, but he fell in the final toRoger Federer. At the2011 Australian Open he was defeated by unseededFlorian Mayer in four sets. He then fell in the opening rounds of2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and2011 Open 13 to FrenchmenMichaël Llodra andGilles Simon, respectively. In the2011 Dubai Tennis Championships and2011 BNP Paribas Open, he fell in the opening and second rounds toTomáš Berdych andStanislas Wawrinka, respectively. In the next two Masters 1000, he fell in the first round of the2011 Sony Ericsson Open and2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. He then earned his first back-to-back wins since Doha in the2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, but fell in the third round toNicolás Almagro.
Then, at the2011 BMW Open tournament, he started slowly but progressively found some good form, which allowed him to eventually win the final againstFlorian Mayer. This was his 21st ATP title, and it meant that he had won at least one ATP-tour title for nine straight years and returned him back into the top 30 in the rankings. This was, however, his only final of the year and he failed to progress past the third round in any Grand Slam or Masters tournament, although his defeat at theUS Open, came to world number oneNovak Djokovic in straight sets after victories in the first two rounds againstIvan Dodig andPotito Starace.
Davydenko lost in the first round of the Australian Open toFlavio Cipolla in five sets and the first round ofRoland Garros, toAndreas Seppi. He played World No. 4,Andy Murray, in the first round of the2012 Wimbledon Championships, and was defeated easily.[16] Davydenko did slightly better at theUS Open, winning his first-round match against ArgentinianGuido Pella but losing in the second round to localMardy Fish in five sets. The collective results represented Davydenko's worst performance at the Grand Slams in a single year.
Examining the year overall, Davydenko started poorly with a first-round loss inDoha (to world no. 3Roger Federer) and a second-round defeat inMontpellier during January, in addition to his early exit in Australia. February started well with Davydenko reaching the semi-finals of the indoor tournament inRotterdam, only to be defeated by Federer again. Davydenko's other best results were reaching the semi-final of the clay court tournament inNice in May, where Davydenko was upset byBrian Baker of the USA, ranked 216 at the time; Davydenko also reached the semi-final of the indoor tournament inMetz in September, losing toJo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets.
In July 2012 Davydenko represented theRussian Federation at the2012 London Olympic Games, with the tennis tournament being played atWimbledon. In the men's singles competition Davydenko won his first-round match againstRadek Štěpánek of theCzech Republic but lost in the second round to Japan'sKei Nishikori. Davydenko paired withMikhail Youzhny in the Olympics men's doubles; they won their first-round match over Germany (Philipp Petzschner andChristopher Kas) but lost a tight match in the second round to eventual gold medallistsBob and Mike Bryan of the USA.
Davydenko's final tournament appearance of 2012 was the indoor inBasel, Switzerland in late October, where he lost in the second round toPaul-Henri Mathieu. Overall, Davydenko entered 25 tournaments in 2012 and finished with a 24-23 record, winning $498,941 in prizemoney. He finished 2012 with anATP singles ranking of 44, down from 41 at the start of 2012.[17]
Davydenko started his 2013 season by reaching the finals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in January after defeating Spain's David Ferrer (then ranked 5 in the world) in the semifinals. He then took on Richard Gasquet, the world number 10, in the final, eventually losing in 3 sets. He would later appear at the French Open, reaching the third round before being knocked out by Gasquet in straight sets.
He ended the year in rank No. 53.
In the 2014 season, Davydenko failed to win consecutively. He lost to Daniel Brands in the first round of the Qatar Open. He was beaten byRichard Gasquet in the second round of the Australian Open. In Montpellier, Davydenko defeated world no.39Julien Benneteau but was stunned by world no. 248Albano Olivetti. In2014 Open 13 second round, he was beaten byJo-Wilfried Tsonga. At the2014 Indian Wells Masters, he reached the second round losing toJohn Isner. In the2014 Sony Open Tennis first round, he was defeated byAdrian Mannarino.
Davydenko began his clay court season with a first round loss toAlbert Ramos Viñolas at the Barcelona Open. At BMW Open, he was defeated byFederico Delbonis. He won his first clay court match of the season at the Düsseldorf Open by defeatingDudi Sela before losing toJiri Vesely second round. After losing the first round of the2014 French Open, he skipped the grass court season to decide whether he would retire or not. Sources close to the Russian Davis Cup team and tennis federation said that Davydenko had decided to retire and that he would be honoured with a farewell ceremony at that year's Kremlin Cup.[2] On October 16, Davydenko confirmed these rumors by announcing his retirement at a press conference in Moscow.[18]
Davydenko employed an offensive baseline game, using deep and penetrating groundstrokes on both wings. His groundstrokes were technically efficient on both forehand and backhand. His tremendous footspeed and anticipation enabled him to hit the ball early which caught opponents out of position and allowed him to dictate the play, somewhat similar to formerworld no. 1Andre Agassi. Davydenko's best shot was his backhand, which he could hit down the line, cross court, or with extreme angles. He was known for his running shots which he took early and often turned into winners. His serve was technically correct and very consistent, even though it lacked the fire-power to become a serious weapon. Davydenko's style made him an effective player on any surface, however he was most successful on hard and clay courts, as he had not made any significant breakthroughs on grass.
Davydenko's main weaknesses were his volleys, and his occasional inability to close out matches. His volleys were not as consistent as his groundstrokes, though he did have one of the best swinging volleys on tour. Many tennis analysts also criticized Davydenko for lacking variation in his game due to the fact that he mainly played from the baseline with his consistent groundstrokes. In the later years of his career, he varied his game by employing the slice and moving into the net more often. Davydenko's difficulty closing matches lost him numerous important matches after holding the lead. This was evident during the 2006Tennis Masters Cup againstJames Blake[19] andRafael Nadal where he won the first set and had the lead in the second, but lost. AgainstRoger Federer, he blew a lead at the 2006 and 2010 Australian Opens as well as at the 2007 French Open. In the 2006 Australian Open, he had three set points in the third to go up 2 sets to 1, but lost the set and eventually the match.[20]
Beginning mid-2010, he began usingDunlop Sport racquets and was using the Dunlop Biomimetic 200 Plus. However, in the beginning of 2012, he stopped the contract with Dunlop and returned to using the Prince Ozone Pro Tour.
At the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells California, Davydenko was playing with a Babolat AeroPro Drive GT.
Davydenko wore Asics shoes and clothing towards the end of his career.[21] His previous brand wasAirness.[22]
In January 2007, Davydenko was finedAU$10,000 and apologised toSydney International organisers after criticising the tournament for being "too small" and withdrawing from the tournament due to injury.[23]
The ATP launched amatch fixing investigation of Davydenko's match againstMartín Vassallo Argüello inSopot of 2 August 2007, after several large bets were placed at an online British gambling company,Betfair, in Argüello's favour after Davydenko had won the first set 6–2. Davydenko withdrew from the match during the third set with a foot injury.[24] Although Davydenko had suffered three first-round defeats in his last three tournaments, was injured in an earlier-round match, and showed signs of injury in the second set,[25] it did not make sense to Betfair that such a heavy betting volume would go in Argüello's direction at that point of time in the match. Per its agreement with the ATP,Betfair notified the Tour.[26][27] It has since been revealed that nine people based in Russia had bet US$1.5M on Davydenko losing while two unknown people would gain US$6M from the loss.[28][29] A total of $7M was wagered on the match, ten times the usual amount.[30] Due to these irregularities, all bets were voided. On September 11, 2008, Davydenko, along with Argüello, were cleared of any involvement in match-fixing. The inquiry, which lasted over a year, was the longest ever held into match-fixing in tennis.[30]
Further controversy also surrounded Davydenko after one of his matches atSt. Petersburg Open in October 2007. During his 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 defeat by Marin Čilić, he was given a code violation by umpire Jean-Philippe Dercq for not giving his best effort. He was later fined $2000 by the ATP, but the fine was rescinded upon appeal.[31] The following week, he lost 2–6, 2–6 toMarcos Baghdatis at theParis Masters. This generated some controversy, as Davydenko was cautioned by the umpire to do his best during the match.[32]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | QF | 4R | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 23–13 | 63.89 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | QF | SF | 3R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 26–13 | 68.42 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 7–11 | 41.18 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | SF | SF | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 26–13 | 66.67 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 11–4 | 13–4 | 17–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 50 | 82–50 | 63.28 |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2008 | Shanghai | Hard (i) |  Novak Djokovic | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2009 | London | Hard (i) |  Juan Martín del Potro | 6–3, 6–4 |
I asked "Why?" Well, maybe there was [some kind of] inflammation and it [the fracture] wasn't visible yet. I had played with the fracture for a month
I entered Top-10 without having a sponsor. It was in the middle of the year, budgets were planned, everyone had their own players, it was tough. There were always some suggestions but I wanted a tidbit. I was offered one by the French 'Airness' which is not even on the tour. I really liked promoting their brand. I had been with them for two years and I'm very happy. I like exclusive, I like something others don't have
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Note:1 = postponed to 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Russia. |
