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David Nalbandian #3 def. Nikolay Davydenko #6

6-3 6-3 2-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jun 9, 2006*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	6-3 6-3 2-6 6-4
Loser	Nikolay Davydenko
Duration	2h 46m

Stat	David Nalbandian	Nikolay Davydenko
Aces	8	9
Double faults	4	0
First serve %	59	72
First serve points won %	67	63
Second serve points won %	57	44
Break points saved %	60	71
Break points converted %	29	40
Service points won %	62	58
Return points won %	42	38
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Nikolay Davydenko
Country	ARG	RUS
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Jun 2, 1981
Age	24	25
Height	180	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	6
Ranking points (entering)	3,065	2,395
Elo (entering)	2,052	1,951
Career W-L	356–185	467–324
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$16,186,480

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 2 – 2 Nikolay Davydenko

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 2006	R16	Martin Vassallo Arguello	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 4, 2006	R32	Dmitry Tursunov	2-6 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2006	R64	Richard Gasquet	6-2 3-6 7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 2006	R128	Stan Wawrinka	6-2 7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

David Nalbandian's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 11, 2006	SF	Roger Federer	6-3 4-6 2-5 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data

Nikolay Davydenko's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 7, 2006	R16	Gaston Gaudio	6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 4, 2006	R32	Carlos Moya	6-1 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 2006	R64	Flavio Saretta	6-2 4-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
May 31, 2006	R128	Vincent Spadea	7-5 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data