Nikolay Davydenko - ATP Finals Champ & Former World #3

The Functional Tennis Podcast

Nikolay Davydenko played tennis at the highest level over many years picking up 21 titles along the way, including the ATP Finals in 2009. This week, he joins us on the podcast!

Nikolay has now retired & focuses his time on coaching, along with commentary for Eurosport.

We talk:

• Playing junior tennis in Russia
• Who the best player of his generation is
• Having a winning record against Nadal
• Mental strength needed to compete
• Coaching at his brothers academy
• Winning the ATP Finals in 2009

Our chat with Nikolay was informative, relaxed & has funny moments throughout. This episode is another good one - trust us!

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Episode Chapters

4:22 - Junior tennis in Russia

8:10 - Winning record against Nadal

16:34 - Best player of his generation

24:46 - Decision to retire

34:52 - Aslan Karatsev

40:20 - Mental strength

47:32 - Advice

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