Federer Beats Davydenko To Win Doha Title

Nikolay Davydenko (l) and Roger Federer

For the 15th time in 17 meetings, Roger Federer defeated defending champion Nikolay Davydenko on the ATP Tour, this time to win the Doha, Qatar title for the 3rd time. Last year Davydenko had beaten Federer and Rafael Nadal on his way to the title. Federer got revenge by winning 6-3 6-4 in 79 minutes.

Nadal lost in straights sets to Davydenko in the semifinals and complained about a fever in his 6-3 6-2 loss.