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1. Voo de Mar says:

   January 18, 2026 at 4:35 am

   Points won by each set: | 22-33, 32-24, 26-7, 45-40 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   29 % Federer – 36 of 122
   14 % Davydenko – 16 of 107

   29-year-old Davydenko [6], a Top 5 player since 2005, was finally considered as one of the main contenders to the Slam trophy. He finished the 2009 season with the biggest title of his life (Masters in London) and began a new season with a title in Doha, having defeated the two best players of the previous decade (Federer, Nadal) on each occasion! He carried that terrific form to the first hour of his meeting against Federer [1]; when he sensationally led 6-2, 3:1* (40/15) he had won four straight sets against the Swiss. The double break point evaporated quite quickly with his two backhand errors, the second one was really expensive because he netted from a winnable position – it’s a rarity that a player, especially a very experienced one, dwells so long over the lost point – it was probably the case. The well-oiled machine got stuck, and the Russian lost 13 games in a row! The 4th set – played under the floodlights – was really bizarre: Federer led 3:1, then he withstood a triple mini-set point at 3:4, led 5:4 (30/0), had a match point, yet Davydenko hit three outright winners (two returns, and a passing-shot), but squandered a game point at 5-all. Serving for the second time to close the match out, Federer held at ‘love’ with only one (3-stroke) rally, delivering twice his first serves on ad-court out-wide with the speed of his regular second serves (158 and 150 kph respectively).

   Serve & volley: both 1/1

   # Comparison of their two Aussie Open quarterfinals [different hard surfaces]:
   2006 [Rebound Ace]: Federer d. Davydenko 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6… 3 hours 13 minutes… Total points: 144-139… Breaks: 4-5
   2010 [PlexiCushion]: Federer d. Davydenko 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5… 2 hours 36 minutes… Total points: 125-104… Breaks: 8-5

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