Live text - Djokovic v Davydenko

A thumping forehand and equally fierce backhand help Djokovic to 30-30, and Davydenko then sticks a forehand long. The Russian - serving at 26% so far in this set - gets out of trouble with a solid smash and an ace, but Djokovic will not let him off the hook and gets back to deuce with some brutal hitting
It's the same story on the next point, with a succession of heavy forehands battering Davydenko, but the Russian saves another break point with an ace and eventually holds. That was a long game and might have taken something out of Djokovic.



The first signs of nerves from Djokovic as he double-faults for 30-30 and then gets embroiled in the kind of long rally that should suit Davydenko. Credit to the Serb then as he plays a blistering cross-court forehand, that prompts another fist pump, followed by an ace.
Oh dear. Davydenko has about half an hour to consider a towering defensive lob but still sticks his smash into the tram lines, and at 30-30 he thwacks a forehand drive-volley into the net. Break point Djokovic - but Davydenko comes up with an excellent serve-forehand one-two combination.