Davydenko beat the Spaniard with a bullying brilliance which reminded people a little of the successive victories he produced over Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal when he capture the title in Doha three years ago.

Cilic, Wawrinka ousted

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Meanwhile, third seed Marin Cilic and No 4 Stanislas Wawrinka also crashed out of the Chennai Open yesterday even as second seed Janko Tipsarevic eased into the semi-finals.

Cilic, a two-time Chennai champion, was stunned by the 47th-ranked Benoit Paire of France, who won 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 on the showcourt of the Nungambakkam tennis stadium.

Wawrinka was waylaid by 23-year-old Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, who advanced to his first-ever ATP semi-final with a 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) win in an hour and 31 minutes. The 86th-ranked Bedene’s opponent in the semi-final will be World No 9 Tipsarevic, who swept aside eighth seed Go Soeda of Japan 6-2, 6-4.