Wrist injury forces Davydenko to retire

Wrist injury forces Davydenko to retire

All seemed to be going according to plan for top seed Nikolay Davydenko when he won the first set of his match against Sargis Sargsian 6-1. But one game later, the Russian was forced to withdraw from their first round encounter with a wrist injury.

It was a bitter blow for Davydenko, and a major disappointment for the crowd at the Allianz Suisse Open, who only a set of the Russian’s brilliance to enjoy. After Davydenko had won the first set convincingly, he lost the first game in the second. Shortly after that, he signaled to the umpire that he would be forced to withdraw because the pain in his wrist was too severe....


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