ATP News : 2006


Davydenko destroys Hrbaty in Paris Masters final

Nikolay Davydenko routed Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Sunday to win the Paris Masters for his fifth title of the season.


Nikolay Davydenko routed Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Sunday to win the Paris Masters for his fifth title of the season.
Russian Nikolay Davydenko destroyed Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty 6-1 6-2 6-2 to take his first Masters Series title in expeditious manner on Sunday.
The fourth-seeded Russian dropped only one set in the tournament -- to Tommy Robredo in the semifinals -- in winning his 10th career title.
"It's amazing to win my first Masters title here in Paris. I played very well, with good control," Davydenko said. "Hrbaty's service was not so good today -- it was easy to break him every time."
Davydenko's ability to hit both sides of the court from the baseline with accuracy and power overwhelmed Hrbaty from the start.
The first set took only 21 minutes with Davydenko winning 92 percent of points on first serve and 80 percent on second serve.
Hrbaty saved two second-set points at 5-1 down to bring sympathetic cheers from the crowd at the Bercy indoor arena. He had a glimmer of hope in the sixth game of the third set, but Davydenko saved two breakpoints and held to take a 4-2 lead.
Davydenko then broke and served out the match. He kissed his necklace before throwing a sweatband into the crowd as he improved to 4-1 against the Slovakian.
Davydenko has won 67 matches this season, second to Roger Federer's 87. He also won titles at Poertschach, Austria; Sopot, Poland; New Haven; and Moscow.



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