Nikolay Davydenko delivered a blow to the injury comeback hopes of top seed Rafael Nadal with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory Sunday in the final of the Shanghai Masters.
Davydenko added Nadal to a Shanghai victim’s list which included second seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
The Russian, chasing one of three spots in next month’s ATP season wrap-up event in London, won his fourth title of the season, all coming since July. ‘He played better than me today,’ said Nadal. ‘But that’s tennis. I will certainly be back next year to try and win here.’
The Spaniard was playing only his second event since returning after a month away with an abdominal strain.
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