Davydenko cruises into third round after early setback
Posted on: Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 22:28 CST
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fifth seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2 victory over Kevin Kim of the United States on Thursday.
Davydenko, who needed five sets to beat giant Croat Ivo Karlovic in the first round, dropped the first against the 99th-ranked Kim in a tough 52-minute battle.
The 24-year-old Russian, however, clicked into gear in the second and ran away with it 20 minutes, while the remaining two sets lasted not much longer. Davydenko sealed his third round match with either Australia's Nathan Healey or Amer Delic of the U.S. when Kim's forehand sailed long over the baseline on the Russian's second match point after two hours 14 minutes.
Source: REUTERS
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