Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Davydenko Takes Coria Out

PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Last year's runner-up Guillermo Coria skidded out of the French Open on Monday, losing 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-2 to Nikolay Davydenko in the fourth round.The Argentine got off to a good start on a blustery Court Suzanne Lenglen before being overpowered by the determined Russian.In the second sed Davydenko cranked up the power on his serve and his groundstrokes and began to outhit the lightweight eighth seed.The Russian 12th seed pulled away in the fourth set and sealed victory after three hours six minutes with a deft forehand drop shot.Davydenko will next play either Spain's Tommy Robredo or compatriot and third seed Marat Safin who meet later on Monday

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