Roger Federer vs Nikolay Davydenko — Australian Open 2010
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www.fuzzyyellowballs.com Roger Federer faces Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Federer holds a 12 – 2 against Davydenko but the Russian has won their last two meetings. In the previous round Davydenko struggled against Fernando Verdasco. He committed too many unforced errors, was often mentally unfocused, and seemed physically tired down the stretch. If these trends continue against Federer then Davydenko is going to lose badly. Ultimately, this match comes down to Federer’s level of play. If “Roger is Roger” then he’s going to win — it doesn’t matter what Davydenko throws at him. However, if Federer’s level drops and Davydenko plays well then it could go either way. We expect Federer to win in four sets and advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open, where he’ll face either Novak Djokovic or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
i disagree completely w/ this logic…. a match is a match it does not matter where its being play at… thats y they r considered a pro. devydenko is no amateur and I was surprised he lost after such a solid game in the first set. From what I can see Fed didn’t step up his game at all throughout the match rather it was devydenko who started hitting forehands at net. For whatever the reason devydenko downgraded his game which is sad because i believe he deserves to win a slam.
I do think that Davydenko would have won if it would be a best of 3 match. In grand slams federer always finds a way to tough it out and change things around, even from 2 sets to 0 down. He is not just technically and tactically an amazing player, people do not see is that he often has bad days where he still wins because he is so strong mentally.
Louise Engzell
WOW FYB are amazing predictors! I’m watching this video after the fact and I wish I did some betting lol
@gulmorb I wish that was the case, but Federer is just too good, I don’t think I need to go into too much detail about that. I am not sure what happened to Davydenko from being a set and a break up and actually a point from a double break. Yes Federer finally woke up and realized that he had to try and be more aggressive and attack more, but Davydenko has been playing terrific tennis for 6-7 months now. I would love to say that he choked again in a grand slam match, but I am not sure….
Lol, I’m not one of them.
I watched when it was 1 set all at 7-6 and 7-6 and then Djokovic kept winning at the net when Tsonga came up. Djokovic did some great drop shots and some fast groundstroke allowing Him to be infront of the baseline and kept Tsonga well behind the baseline. He won the next one 6-1 then Djokovic had an upset stomach and he kept on gulping for air and Tsonga won that 6-3 and djokovic hit the net a lot and kept hitting behind the baseline. Tsonga won ^-1
lol what’s with all these thumb downs? is it a crime to ask a question? some people… -_-”
what is the name of chair umpire today?
reply guyyyyyyyyys?
He hasn’t took it too easy, i think he couldn’t contain on this high level over the hole match. As he saw his chance, he was too nervous as well…
Tsonga came into the picture 2 years ago after beating Nadal at AO; where have you been?
I lost count of how many times my jaw dropped during the match. Stunning match from start to finish.
Hi wil, ur analysis is good, I knew that Davydenko really needed to rise his level again to beat Federer but by the other hand, Verdasco is playing very good tennis… to my opinion it was not that Davidenko just lost focus… Fernando played great tennis as well…
your so fucking clever and interesting!
fed did win in 4 sets, and “smoked” (as you say lol,) DAVY!!
Go Fed
he won from him 2day:D:D:D
@newsweekrocks novak had terrible stomach pain in fourth set…..if he was feeling well he would easily win fourth set and advance to the semis…..tsonga was very luck y today
Haha! You should be a fan of Davy, as he is called the marathon-man, and you should be called the marathon-writer. But anyway, I agree with everything you say. Good stuff. Just like Will!
He has a good overall game, and is very athletic and quick around the court. His serve is good, as well as his forehand and backhand. His volley-game and touch is extraordinary strong. He plays a powerful, yet varied style of tennis. Has had some problems with injuries, and his concentration is a bit unstable. A fantastic player who could(if he stays fit) potentially become a top 3 player in the future, and who knows? Maybe wn1?
Who is this “Tsonga” guy? Never in a million years I thought he would beat “djokovic”. What’s his weakpoint/strong point? does he have good serves like Andy or something else? And how did he beat djokovic?! I was at work, just got home so I didn’t see anything
Davydenko could have won this match. He took too easy in second set.
Get that Tsonga vs. Federer prediction going!
Hear hear. Tsonga’s been my favourite player ever since that unique display by Tsonga – hitting impossible volleys vs Nadal that match. Furthermore Tsonga has swagger and is very idiosyncratic in best french manner. His focus inconsistency seems to have diminished and he’s up 1-0 in sets atm vs Djokovic. Hope to see him keep up, so he’ll go through to meet Federer, who proved his best-of-5 excellence once again.
And today he says Federer is lucky??? After those 5 incredible serves after he was 0-40 up in a Fed service game sometime in the 4th. He really must learn something from Fed about mental toughness in crucial moments instead saying things like that even if there are intended as jokes… I’m a Fed fan as you can clearly see
Hey just watched the Davydenko after match interview. He said that he doesn’t really know what happened at those 13 consecutive game losses but he said that 1-3 service hold by Federer changed the match.
But I want to say smth else now. He really starts to piss me off with his comments… Maybe he’s joking I don’t know. At some time in November after being asked how will he react after a Slam win he said that he certainly won’t cry like Federer. was he mocking him? Don’t know. cont…
cont. That shows Davy just could not keep the ball in play that set, and some really silly unforced errors in that timespan make me lean towards mental inconsistency and lack of focus that led to Fed’s 13 straight games won. Fed did his part too, let’s not forget that. He raised his game level and I have to really give it to him for that incredible service hold at 3-1 2nd set that I really think shifted the momentum.