Ten: Davydenko through in Paris, closer to London

AAP Sports News (Australia), November, 2009

AAP Sports News (Australia) 11-11-2009 Ten: Davydenko through in Paris, closer to London PARIS, Nov 10 AFP - Russia's Nikolay Davydenko eased into the third round at the Paris Masters by beating Germany's Benjamin Becker on Tuesday and took a step closer to securing an ATP World Tour Finals place in the process. The sixth seed prevailed 6-2 6-1 to set up a meeting with either Croatia's Ivo Karlovic or ninth seed Robin Soderling of Sweden, who is one of Davydenko's rivals for a spot in the year-ending tournament in London. With six of the world's top players already qualified, Davydenko has a firm grip on the seventh qualifying berth and can make sure of his place by reaching the semi-finals here. "There are guys here who need to win this tournament (to...

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