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 | Davydenko eliminated in the quarterfinals in France30-10-2010 |
The first master plan in Nikolay Davydenko eliminated from the tournament in Montpellier after losing 6-3, 6-7, 6-7 by Spaniard Albert Montanes in a meeting of the quarterfinals of the competition.
Russian crashed 15 aces in the match that lasted over two hours, but still failed to win since Montanes was cool in the tiebreaker of the second and third set and eventually came to win.
Davydenko, who is number 11 in the world, still hopes to take one of three remaining spots for the final tournament of the season series from the Masters. In the semifinals of the tournament in Montpellier did Montanes will face Ivan Ljubicic or Jarkko Nieminen.