Berdych came through this game, but only just. Davydenko had a match point in the second set before Berdych saw it out 7-5. Davydenko is no doubt the better technician, but age is catching up on him and as the match wore on he began to falter. This is not his fault. Berdych is a puzzle. In all honesty his ranking of number 3 for the tournament is way too high. His first serve is erratic and he relies way too much on it. Also his unforced error count is too high for a high rank player.
I backed him in play to win and he did just that. But look out for his next round opponent as anyone that can return reasonably and keep him busy in baseline rallies is likely to beat him.
