Head to head
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Hard
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Clay
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Rafael Nadal's wins on the left · Nikolay Davydenko's on the right · bar lengths share one scale
Momentum
Running lead across all meetings, oldest to newest (walkovers excluded).
All meetings (11)
| 2012 | Madrid Masters | Clay | R32 | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2011 | Doha | Hard | SF | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2010 | Doha | Hard | F | Nikolay Davydenko | 0-6 7-6(8) 6-4 |
| 2009 | Tour Finals | Hard | RR | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-1 7-6(4) |
| 2009 | Shanghai Masters | Hard | F | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| 2009 | Barcelona | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008 | Paris Masters | Hard | QF | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-1 RET |
| 2008 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008 | Miami Masters | Hard | F | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007 | Rome Masters | Clay | SF | Rafael Nadal | 7-6(3) 6-7(8) 6-4 |
| 2006 | Masters Cup | Hard | RR | Rafael Nadal | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
Methodology
Head-to-head totals and surface splits exclude walkovers (no match was played), which follows ATP convention — walkover meetings still appear in the match list. The momentum chart plots the running lead across all counted meetings, oldest to newest.