Second-seeded Mauresmo wins, top-seeded Davydenko loses

Second-seeded Mauresmo wins, top-seeded Davydenko loses
By HOWARD ULMAN, AP Sports WriterAugust 24, 2005
AP - Aug 24, 9:39 pm
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP)

The top-seeded player in the men's draw couldn't avoid an upset as Juan Ignacio Chela overcame a big deficit in the tiebreaker and beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-6 (5) in the second round.
Chela was cruising through the match, winning the first set 6-1 and leading the second 3-0, before Davydenko rallied. He won the next four games, but Chela held service to tie the set at 4-4.
In the tiebreaker, Davydenko, ranked sixth in the world, surged to a 4-1 lead but lost the next five points, two when he hit backhands into the net. Chela, ranked 50th, then hit a forehand into the net. But Davydenko ended a long rally -- and the match -- when his crosscourt forehand sailed wide.
Davydenko's baseline style helps Chela, who is unbeaten in four matches against him
That gives Chela `` lot of rhythm and that's the way (Chela) likes to play,'' the winner from Argentina said through an interpreter.
Davydenko increased the tension on his rackets for this tournament but, after falling far behind, switched back to one with less tension that gave him more control. Then, he started his comeback but broke a string late in the match and went back to one with greater tension.
``I don't know if it's me or the rackets'' responsible for the loss, Davydenko said.

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