Davydenko routs Pavel in final of Hypo Group Tennis
May 27, 2006
PORTSCHACH, Austria (Ticker) - Nikolay Davydenko played like a defending champion.
The top seed from Russia rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Andrei Pavel of Romania on Saturday in the final of the Hypo Group Tennis International.
After winning the $388,630 claycourt event, Davydenko is seeded sixth for the upcoming French Open.
"It seemed easy because of the result, but it is never really the case," Davydenko said. "I think I started really well. I was trying to make winners and fighting for every ball, and I had really good results. At the beginning of the second (set), he started to serve better and it became more difficult."
Pavel advanced to the final in a walkover when Luis Horna of Peru pulled out with back pain on Friday, but turned out to be no match for Davydenko.
"Davydenko played an amazing match; he played amazing the whole week, so there wasn't much I could do today," Pavel said. "I had a bad start, which made him more relaxed, and I was pretty much running after him the whole match after that. In my opinion, he is a good candidate for the Roland Garros title.
Updated on Saturday, May 27, 2006 2:00 pm EDT
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