Nikolai Davydenko, Russia"s top men"s tennis...
support for him," the Volgograd resident said. "I hope now Marat is finished everybody supports me."The charismatic Safin retired this year but Davydenko, who is perhaps less well-known than his 19th-ranked compatriot Mikhail Youzhny, may have to win a Grand Slam tournament to reach a par with the now-retired former world No. 1, who won both the U.S. and Australian open titles.
Davydenko admitted it would be hard, noting that his style of play - chasing down every ball on the baseline - made it hard to win five-set matches at the Grand Slam tournaments.
MOSCOW, November 30 (RIA Novosti)
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