2010 US Open Nikolay Davydenko ran into that gorgeous backhand of Richard Gasquet and fell in straight sets. Nothing to write home about re: his Dunlop kit, and even now that he’s officially a face for that company’s new line of Biomimetic racquet’s, he played through two rounds in Flushing Meadows with an unstenciled Prince. […]
nikolay rolls over for irina… or when it’s vodka straight up
In a charming display of devotion to his wife, Nikolay Davydenko didn’t give up the goods when asked if there’s any Russian tennis player he would want to marry. “Man or woman?”, he wanted to clarify, before explaining that he already has a “beautiful wife”. Good for him, since Irina was in the press room […]
tour of duty: irina davydenko
It wasn’t Bec Cartwright, Xisca Perello, Jelena Ristic, Mirka Federer, or Kim Sears cheering in the players’ box this week in Shanghai. Instead, it was Irina Davydenko‘s turn to fill airtime between points at the Shanghai ATP Masters tournament. The cameras would normally focus on the fans in the stands, but no one’s been showing […]
flashback: kolya at indian wells
In the next few days (maybe weeks) I’ll be posting some photos that Matt or I took while we were at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells…. It was such a treat to see Nikolay Davydenko hitting on Saturday afternoon, especially because he wasn’t even scheduled to play that day! He looked nice and […]
kolya’s wife, irina, gets dragged into the mess
Yikes, this match-fixing scandal continues to haunt Russian Nikolay Davydenko as he competes in this week’s year-ending Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, and it doesn’t help that Alessio Di Mauro received a nine-month suspension for betting on tennis matches online. I’m all about zero-tolerance, but I’d like to point out that never bet on tournaments that […]