KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia(AP) Top-seededed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia defeated Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-4, 7-5 to win the Malaysia Open on Sunday.
Davydenko extended his record to 6-1 over Verdasco and gave him a third title this year. He also won the German Open in Hamburg and Croatia Open in Umag.
I played well but there were lucky points,'' Davydenko said.If it had gone into the third set, I don't know what would have happened.''
The second-seeded Verdasco praised his Russian opponent.
I want to congratulate Davydenko. He played very well. It was a great match but not so great for me,'' Verdasco said.The tournament is unbelievable and I hope to come back next year.''
Verdasco is set to join Davydenko in the field for the China Open in Beijing from Oct. 5.