Davydenko Takes Long Way to Semi

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"It was surprising. I played three hours and was feeling OK," [Nikolay Davydenko] said, then acknowledged that he's not all that well-known. "Who cares about Davydenko?" he imagined fans saying. "He didn't win a Grand Slam, was not No. 1."

"You're only as old as you feel, and I certainly don't feel 49," said [Martina Navratilova], who owns 58 Grand Slam titles in singles and doubles and is retiring for a second time after this tournament. "I just wanted to inspire people."

Davydenko will play his tour-leading 77th match of the season against No. 1 Roger Federer or No. 5 James Blake, whose quarter-final was slated for last night. The other men's semifinal tomorrow will be No. 9 Andy Roddick against unseeded Mikhail Youzhny, who upset Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals.

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Davydenko Takes Long Way to Semi

By Howard Fendrich

NEW YORK -- He plays more tennis than anyone around, so a five-set test of wills lasting more than 3 1/2 ...

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