Davydenko gives Russia lead in semifinal
Nikolay Davydenko has given Russia the first point of the weekend in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas semifinal tie between his nation and Croatia.
In front of a wildly enthusiastic crowd, Davydenko survived a mid-match problem before coming back to beat Mario Ancic and give Russia the early lead. After three hours and 30 minutes of sometimes superb tennis that was blended in with some ordinary points, Davydenko scored a 75 64 57 64 result over Ancic.
Ancic opened the first rubber and dropped the first two points before holding serve from break point down. That first game seemed to signal what Davydenko plan was. He was going to direct his returns into the body and jam Ancic. The Russian was holding serve more comfortably as the set progressed but in the tenth game Ancic had a chance at 0-30. He could not keep the pressure up and Davydenko held and struck in the next game breaking Ancic who netted a forehand volley.
The Russian then played a near perfect game to hold for the set with a fantastic forehand winner.
The vibrancy at the Sportski Centar Gripe (pron: Greepay) was stunning as flags were waved and fans applauded. The noise generated by the 4,500 fans was deafening as a combination of cheering, drums banging and plastic inflatable cheer sticks were whacked against one another, created an atmosphere that Davis Cup tennis can only generate.
Davydenko opened a 3-1 lead in the second set. Ancic forged back to level at 3-3 when Davydenko made a rare forehand error. He then broke Ancic in the next game to get the upper hand once more. The Russian’s forehand continued to find its mark as Ancic started to become frustrated. He was not being able to make any inroads.
Davydenko has enjoyed a tremendous year on the circuit and that form was more than evident in this first match.
He broke Ancic in the first game of the third set and just kept consolidating his advantage. With that break in hand Davydenko served for the match at 5-4.
Incredibly the crowd added to their noise levels and equally incredibly Ancic rallied and broke Davydenko to square the set. He then held serve and with the noise at fever pitch, Ancic all but brought the house down when he stunned Davydenko with yet another break to win the third set.
Davydenko said he was a bit tired and his concentration slipped when he failed to serve out the match in the third set. He said Ancic surprised him by staying back as well. But he said he felt very comfortable with his forehand. It didn’t let him down because he easily came up with winners that went either cross court or down the line.
“I was good with my control from the baseline and I returned very well,” said Davydenko. “It didn’t matter where he was serving to me, everything worked and I returned it everywhere. I had a feeling that I could do anything.”
For the fourth consecutive time Ancic opened the set and by holding serve he had won four consecutive games. However in the fifth game Davydenko broke serve. The Russian survived a break point in the next game even with the crowd going crazy for the local boy. Davydenko consolidated and served for the match again at 5-4. It seemed that Ancic was going to pull a rabbit out of a hat once more when he had 0-30 but Davydenko rallied for the last four points of the match.
“I played a really solid match but I came across an opponent today who just played better especially the first two sets,” said Ancic. “I had small chances and I felt good on them but he came out with some great shots. The only chance I really got was when he was serving for the match in the third and he got tight. After that I was playing really good to win the set. But obviously he played better.”
Davydenko was pouncing on Ancic’s volleys, taking them early and hitting them back so hard. In that aspect of the match the Croat admitted that he was taken by surprise but tactically he still thought he played a good match.
“I was going in a lot and trying to break his rhythm but he was just coming up with better and better shots.
The second rubber has Ivan Ljubicic playing Mikhail Youzhny.
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