Davydenko too good for Murray at Masters Cup
November 16, 2008
Andy Murray went into the Masters Cup semifinal against Nikolay Davydenko with an undefeated record from the group play. Amongst his wins he had claimed the scalp of Roger Federer to deny him a semifinal spot.
In the semi Davydenko overcame Murray 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the final. The head-to-head record showed that both players had won 3 times before this meeting. The two meetings this year were split. Perhaps Murray may have been wiser to take it easy in his match against Federer and save himself for the semi.
Davydenko will now meet Novak Djokovic in the final. The pair met earlier in the week in the Gold Group. On that occasion Djokovic took the win 7-6(3), 0-6, 7-5. The players have only met one other time in their careers which is surprising. The previous meeting was in the first round Davis Cup tie in 2008. In that match Djokovic withdrew after feeling dizzy.
The final will see Davydenko have the slight edge as his semi was an easier match and he should feel slightly fresher. I am still picking Djokovic to win but it could go either way.
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