Davydenko to Face Nadal in Key Biscayne title match

Beats Andy Roddick, 7-6 (5), 6-2
By Lev Weinstein,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 5, 2008 12:30 AM CDT
Davydenko to Face Nadal in Key Biscayne title match
Nikolay Davydenko, of Russia, left, is congratulated by Andy Roddick, of the United States, after Davydenko won their semifinal match.    ((AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez))

Nikolay Davydendo beat Andy Roddick 7-6 (5), 6-2 Friday night, setting up a title showdown with Rafael Nadal in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open. Earlier Friday, No. 2-seeded Nadal beat Tomas Berdych 7-6 (6), 6-2. Davydenko's victory denied Roddick a chance to savor his emotional win 24 hours earlier against Roger Federer, which ended a streak of 11 consecutive losses to the Swiss star.

"If I come in a little bit to start to returning, I have no chance. It's too fast," Davydenko said. "It doesn't matter how you return--just in the court, and then you try your best." Davydenko has been playing under a cloud because of an ATP investigation into heavy and odd wagering on an otherwise insignificant match he played in Poland last August. (More ATP Tour stories.)

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