If Rafael Nadal can win the Aussie Open will he be considered better than Nickolay Davydenko? ?

Question

Davydenko does have a better head 2 head record over Nadal

Answer 1

im sure you asked this Q before!!!

and my answer is the same as before: regardless of how well nadal and davydenko both do at this tournament it will not change a thing, nadal is by far better than davydenko!

even if rafa loses in the 1st round in 3 bagel sets, and davydenko wins the tournament, it would still be 9-1 to rafa in slam titles, 43-21 to rafa in overall titles and rafa would still be ranked #1 in the world.



you are putting far too much emphasis on H-2-H score of these players.



:):):)

Answer 2

well its not just head to head records that determine whether one player is better than the other. there are a lot of other things that matter.



in the given case, for example, nadal has won 9 grand slams and is world number one, apart from holding a large number of other records. davydenko on the other hand is without a single slam title, though he has consistently been in the top 10.



so nadal is already considered a better player than davydenko- there really is no debate about this issue. so winning or losing the aussie open won't change the answer to your question.

Answer 3

Oh my God! I can't believe you are asking this!



I don't mean to be rude and you are right about the head to head, but think about it.



Nadal will have won 10 Grand Slams if he wins the Australian Open, and Davydenko will still not have even reached a final.



Now, which is better do you think?



And by the way, I know Davydenko has a good record over Nadal, but he has never beaten him in the Grand Slams and probably never will!

Answer 4

Um...what????If he wins the Aussie Open or not he is still a better player than Davydenko will ever be regardless of the head to head.Nadal has 9 Slams,Davydenko 0.Nadal has 43 titles,Davydenko has 20.Nadal has 1 Olympic Gold Medal,Davydenko has 0.Nadal's best ranking:number 1,Davydenko's number 3.In absolutely every aspect carrier wishe Nadal is better.Tell me now.Who is a better player?Federer or Murray?Federer of course.Even though Murray has a positive(winning)head 2 head Federer is considered better...Avoin asking childish questions like this one....

Answer 5

Interesting how occasionally a guy below the top 5 or top 10 is able to do well with the #1 on a ladder, but this has happened before in tennis. It's true that Davydenko beat Nadal in Qatar the other day, but unfortunately for Davydenko, Rafa was sick with some kind of flu bug. Then, a day later, Nikolay had to play Federer. Roger won in straight sets.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/01/1/Doha-Friday-Davydenko-Hitting-Form.aspx

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/01/1/Doha-Saturday-Federer-Reclaims-Crown.aspx



You're right about the head to head record: Davydenko has 6 wins to Nadal's 4 wins.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=D402&oId=N409



If we look at the top 100 players currently ranked by ATP, we see that Nadal is #1 with 12,390 points, while Davydenko is #23 with 1,555 points.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx

Answer 6

Davydenko is better than nadal because Davydenko's game.

Answer 7

Doesn't mean he's lesser or better... Nadal's a better player; just not a good match up for Davidenko apparently.



If you do not believe me, well Federer leads the Russian who leads Nadal who, him, leads Federer... doesn't make sense to say that the h2h makes you better as it would mean Federer is both better and lesser than Nadal.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

WTF?