Results tagged “Nikolay Davydenko”

World class tennis returns to The O2 later this year and organisers have pledged to make it bigger and better than ever.

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals return to The O2 in November, when players of the calibre of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray and defending champion Nikolay Davydenko, will be slugging it out to lift the last major prize of the season.

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

Unfancied Russian Nikolay Davydenko was the surprise winner of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after beating Juan Martin Del Potro in yesterday's final.

The 28-year-old cruised to victory 6-3, 6-4 against the Argentine to claim the trophy and pocket around $1.5million in prize money.