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Despite the embedded rosco by Davydenko in the first set, the Russian never · Nadal dropped the match in the stands was supported by his mother and his girlfriend Ana Maria Xisca • The last victory in the Balearic Islands in the circuit dating back to May 8, 2009 in 1,000 of Rome Masters

The first defeat of the year had to come ... but did so in the wrong moment. Rafa Nadal fell to Nikolay Davydenko in the final tournament Doha (Qatar) in a final that took the lead with a bagel in his favor, but escaped in the closing stages where his tank was in reserve. Davydenko won the twentieth title of his career to break the world number two by an aggregate score of 0-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 after two hours and forty-three minutes of play in a match played on the table Khalifa Tennis Stadium purple.

Nadal jumped onto the track in his trademark gesture of concentration which has accustomed us, knowing that the end have to be won. The winner of the Balearic character was reflected in the track from the ball came into play. He made clear that going through a good moment, both physically and mentally, ramp displaying a good variety of strokes with which dominate a Davydenko grown in recent clashes with the Spaniard (he had won the last two duels played between them in Shanghai and London). The Russian tried to be aggressive, but was unable to defend a beautiful rival who was able to break the serve of Nicolay with the second ball break in which it ordered, carried out with a tremendous passing. It was not a mirage, let alone, Nadal was as a motorcycle and knew he could not release the accelerator. Rafa was giving a lecture on how print speed to the ball more to take control of the game and how the opponent moves from side to side of the track. The result? A 6-0, partial had never occurred in the previous eight games between them in just over half an hour.

In the opening game of the second set, Nadal double-faulted to Davydenko gave his first three balls break. The Russian took the gift (or Nadal saved the situation, if you prefer) and though the game lasted just as half of the entire first set, fell on the payroll of Spanish. The party, for the sake of tennis, it equalized when Nicolay channeled his mosque in a more aggressive game on track, picking fruit in the fifth game where he broke Nadal's serve for the first time in the match. But parties which are decided in the last games, hot moments, and that the Russian had doubts. He was 5-4 and with service, enjoyed a 40-15 ball and three sets but ended up giving the game for Rafa with a double fault inexplicable. The manga went to sudden death, a crazy tie-break and many alternatives. Davydenko wasted four break balls eidos of set (4-1, 5-4, 7-6), two-ball match Nadal (6-5, 8-7) and finally was the Russian who virtually matched marker, leaving everything to be decided in the third and final set.

Davydenko seemed to rise above adversity and wanted to scare Nadal in the final start of the set, where he scored the first game and enjoyed a white ball in the second break, however, failed to effect. Was Rafa who made no mistake, that at the first opportunity he had returned to drop one of those winners who seemed to have vanished art magic and went to the chair with advantage on the scoreboard. The Russian seemed lost and only seemed to intimidate Nadal when he gave up to go to the net, but Nicolay went back into the match with a break that again tied the contest (3-3). When the meeting exceeded the two hours of play, fatigue took its toll on both, as it no longer ran by the whips of the rival as before. This situation took advantage Davydenko, who in the tenth game took the first ball game it decided to finish turn the tables. Set, match and title to the Russian, and 20 total in his long professional history.

In this exhibition tournament on outdoor hard courts also participate Swiss tennis player and world number one Roger Federer, the Swede Robin Soderling, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Russian Nikolay Davydenko.

The Spanish tennis world number two, Rafa Nadal is in Abu Dhabi to participate in the Capital World Tennis Championship to be held between 31 December and 2 January in Abu Dhabi.

In this tournament display on outdoor hard courts also participate Swiss tennis player and world number one Roger Federer, the Swede and executioner of Nadal at Roland Garros, Robin Soderling, Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Russian Nikolay Davydenko.

The system of tournament competition against Soderling faces Wawrinka and Tsonga to Davydenko in the quarterfinals, while Federer and Nadal expect the winners to face them in semifinals.

Unseeded Spaniard was brought before his trip with Carlos Moya and after the session he confessed he was "very pleased" with the work done during the month of December although he has not had many days off after winning the Davis Cup.

He believes it will cost to win a title in the remainder of the year. He feels that he has a lot to catch up with old

Rafael Nadal said that despite losing in the final of the Shanghai Masters 1000 against Russian Nikolay Davydenko feels he has been "a positive defeat"

"I lost a match with one of the best in the world, I competed as equals and that's the first time I pass after the injury. Is the first time I've felt I've been around advantage of my opportunity, especially the set point, "added the player from Manacor.

"All this makes it a positive loss, but also its negative part is because I've done I would have loved champion. With semifinals and final I think I've done a very good tour, tennis players talking. Now slowly regain level and take to the track and compete, with the assurance that I will give an appropriate level in each game, "he said.

The win and that is a good prospect, and third, the party started with a break against and struggled there and believing in victory, which saw the other times much further "reasoned Nadal.

"This is the time that I've been mentally better. Physically and also that the head has made me good answer. I tried to find solutions and have not been enough because he has played better than me and has given tennis a level higher than mine and I have not Spanish player nonetheless reasoned that will cost you win a title in the remainder of the year. "Now it will be harder to win tournaments because I only have two and both Paris and London are the best, but the positive is that I've been in a final and not know if I would be," he said.

"Now what I want is to finish the year playing well and keeping this cruise, attacking a tad more, so I need more games like today to end so. There more time to play at this level to know to attack. This is game speed and habits, and I'm in the process. I raced well and today even when at my best I had hard time to beat because he is at a high level and these tracks he is. "

Nadal feels he has much to reach the level of old: "I'm still the two in the world and since I've returned from the injury I have not done much worse than Djokovic or Murray. Del Potro has won the U.S. Open and Federer Cincinnati but I have not really done much worse than them. "

"We will not believe now that the previous level was spectacular, was good, but far from the now distant, coming just run in and winning tournaments, and that made me play at such times as the set point today , with a tad more quiet, and probably would have made the passing-shot and not the globe. That's all it is. I'm not far. I think I am, "said Rafael Nadal.

Nadal's first final since May. Feliciano is the ninth player who retires at the Shanghai tournament

Rafa Nadal will play a final of a tournament five months later. The Spaniard will be measured to Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the semifinals after overcoming an injured Feliciano Lopez who, with 6-1 and 3-0 down, withdrew because of an infection in his right foot. Again, following the abandonment Ljubicic in the quarterfinals, Nadal went from round without need to finish the game.

This time, Rafa had the meeting on track. Were comfortable from the start. While not the Nadal that we all know, got to go forward to a smooth finished Feliciano never get into the game.

It only took three sets to Nadal's service had broken Toledo (3-1). Hence the end, Feliciano returned to win or not a game. His tennis was plagued by unforced errors and second serves. Also, threw fewer features to the network increases. Maybe she was in pain ...

But the key point of the game came on the last point of the first set (6-1). Feli made a strange gesture and pain in his right foot was already very evident. That practically ended the match. Nadal stood 1-0 and Feliciano requested the services of physiotherapists.

Despite attempts to encourage public Feliciano Lopez to continue watching tennis, the second set was absurd. Feli, totally lame by the court, she tried without success. Meanwhile, Nadal wore with good shots, but without the blood of his rival and friend. With 3-0 and 15-40 against Feliciano said enough.