Nikolay Davydenko PROFILE

Nikolay Davydenko PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: 40/1 NATIONALITY: RUS BIRTH DATE: 02/06/81 BECAME PRO: 1999 WORLD RANKING: 5

VERDICT

Solid performer Davydenko has reached the semi-finals here in the last two years, losing to eventual winner Roger Federer both times. The Russian reached the last 16 in Australia but comes into this tournament on the back of first round exit at Wimbledon. Despite those good performances here in the last two years, it's hard to see Davydenko pushing on and emerging as a serious threat to the top three this time around. The bookies agree - odds of 80/1 suggest another decent if unspectacular showing.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 Australian Open 4R QF QF QF 2R 1R 1R 2R - - French Open 3R SF QF SF 1R 2R 2R 2R - - Wimbledon 1R 4R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R - - - US Open - SF SF 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R - -