Wimbledon 1st round: D Evans v N Davydenko

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Wimbledon 1st round: D Evans v N Davydenko

The Hoose · Satellite level

Evans trails 1-3* but has a chance to break back

The Hoose · Satellite level

Davydenko double fault hands Evans the break back. Looking good at *2-3.

-- Edited by The Hoose on Tuesday 23rd of June 2009 11:33:07 AM

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Strange game that from Davydenko...I think the match is on his racket as if he plays well, he will have enough to beat Evans, but if he plays like he did in that game more often, then Evans has a chance.

The Hoose · Satellite level

Evans broken to love. Struggling to get first serves in and getting pushed too far behind the baseline. 2-4*.

The Hoose · Satellite level

Evans broken to 15 and concedes the set 6-2. Needs to be more aggressive early in the points in the next set.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Davydenko is playing reasonably well though.

The Hoose · Satellite level

ForeverDelayed wrote:

Davydenko is playing reasonably well though.

Yes, it's hard to fault Evans - who looks pretty competent - but there's no way he can win through a conservative approach if Davydenko keeps his level up.

thegingerlightbulb · Intermediate Club Player

Any ideas why I cant get this on the BBC website or any other games?

The Hoose · Satellite level

On cue, Evans starts the second set in aggressive mode, earning a bp. A great get from Evans lobs the ball high into the sun - and Davydenko nets!

Evans leads *1-0.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Just moonball into the sun...that tactic may actually beat Davydenko

The Hoose · Satellite level

Dan still struggling on his own serve but a string of errors from the Donkey allows Evans to hold. 2-0*

The Hoose · Satellite level

A mixture of the good, the bad and the lucky from the Russian sees a fairly comfortable hold. Evans leads the second set *2-1.

steven · Tennis legend

Evo's looking pretty good here - it does make you wonder how many Brits we could have got through to R2 if a few of the grass court clowns had drawn Brits instead of each other, e.g. Oscar Hernandez is losing 6-0 6-0 to clay court specialist Leo Mayer! LOL

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

To be fair, Mayer isn't really a clay court specialist as his game lends itself a lot more to the hard courts, and he did reach the QF's in Eastbourne last week and only lost 7-5 in the 3rd to Dancevic.

That says, Hernandez would have been the dream draw for anyone.