It was an all Russian tie first up on the centre court in the second round of the Qatar ATP Tennis Open where Mikhail Youzhny met Nikolay Davydenko. The first set was tight but Nikolay Davydenko went on to win it 7-5 as he broke the Mikhail Youzhny serve in the final game of the set. The second set went the same way as Davydenko broke early and held his serve to win 6-3 to see him into the quarter finals In Doha.
