Davydenko reaches Swedish Open final
July 15, 2006
BASTAD, Sweden (AP) -- Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko defeated Agustin Calleri 6-3, 6-3 Saturday to reach the Swedish Open final.
In Sunday's final, the Russian will face either Jarkko Nieminen of Finland or Tommy Robredo, the second-seed from Spain.
A sellout crowd of nearly 7,000, including six-time French Open champion Bjorn Borg, watched Davydenko take the first set. Davydenko, who has a career-best ATP ranking of No. 5, broke the unseeded Argentine early in the second set.
Calleri broke back to 3-3 with a forehand down the line and appeared to be back in the match. But Davydenko broke right back, taking a 4-3 lead when Calleri netted a backhand after a long baseline rally. The Russian staved off a break point in the next game before holding his serve.
Davydenko passed Calleri with a backhand on his third match point.
His previous best in the clay-court event was a quarterfinal berth in 2002 before losing to Carlos Moya.
Updated on Saturday, Jul 15, 2006 9:02 am EDT
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