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Davydenko beats Del Potro to win ATP finals

Published Nov. 30, 2009 6:40 p.m. ET

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Nikolay Davydenko won the first big tournament of his career Sunday, running down just about every ball and using a consistent serve to beat U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals.

Davydenko was coming off his semifinal victory over top-ranked Roger Federer and dominated his service games against Del Potro, losing only five points on serve in the first set and eight in the second.

"Maybe I had good concentration. I was surprised," said Davydenko, who has reached four Grand Slam tournament semifinals but never made a final. "I was coming in from first point (with) 100 percent concentration. It was, I think, important for this match today."

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