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Who will be considered as a better player: Davydenko vs Nalbandian?

Who will be considered as a better player: Davydenko vs Nalbandian?

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#1 · (Edited)
If they both suddenly ended their careers today - who will be remembered as the better player ?

Some stats:

Davydenko | Nalbandian

Highest career ranking: 3 | 3
Grand Slam wins: 0 | 0
Grand Slam finals: 0 | 1
Grand Slam semifinals: 3 | 5
Grand Slam quarterfinals: 10 | 10
WTF wins: 1 | 1
WTF finals: 2 | 1
Masters wins: 2 | 2
Masters finals: 2 | 6
Number of titles: 17 | 11
Winning ratio: 398-242 (62.2%) | 330-154 (68.2%)

H2H stats: 5-7


They have quite similar achievements in their respectable careers, that's why I chose them two to compare. Nalbandian has less titles, but he has more significant ones. But I would probably give a slight nod to Davydenko because of his better consistency. Discuss :wavey:
 
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#41 ·
Re: Who will be considered as a better player: Davydenko vs Nalbandian

D. Nalbandian
 
#47 ·
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Nalbandian reached all 4 GS SFs too and in a time when there were specialists that made it tougher on each surface. That's an impressive achievement.
Agreed that is an impressive achievement. Some of those slam semi losses though were not so good. Losing to Baghdatis was a giant missed opportunity for Nalby and quitting against Fed at RG as well. Nalbandian at his absolute best is better than Davy. When they are both at their normal levels I'm not so sure.
 
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Davydenko | Nalbandian

Highest career ranking: 3 | 3
Grand Slam wins: 0 | 0
Grand Slam finals: 0 | 1
Grand Slam semifinals: 3 | 5
Grand Slam quarterfinals: 9 | 10
WTF wins: 0 | 1
WTF finals: 1 | 1
Masters wins: 2 | 2
Masters finals: 2 | 6
Number of titles: 17 | 10

Winning ratio: 365-226 (60.2%) | 306-148 (67.4%)

H2H stats: 5-6
Denko now leads Masters wins 3-2 and number of titles 18-10.

Impressive that he's never lost a TMS final.
 
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Very close in achievements. Nalbandian's higher level at his very best (with his ability to beat the very top players also at their peak) tips it in his favour.
 
#53 ·
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Nalbandian has won something of historical importance.
Davydenko not.

But even Gaudio, a far weaker player than both, has won such a thing.
Davydenko has now 18 title, 3 Masters Series which will be forgotten soon, Nalbandian seems to be done. They are close.
 
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Nalbandian has the better slam record & has won a bigger title (Masters Cup). Davydenko has more titles & a more consistent ranking history. The original question is who will be remembered as the better player. People remember slams & big titles more than small titles and rankings, so the answer must be Nalbandian.
 
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Nalbandian has the better slam record & has won a bigger title (Masters Cup). Davydenko has more titles & a more consistent ranking history. The original question is who will be remembered as the better player. People remember slams & big titles more than small titles and rankings, so the answer must be Nalbandian.
Yes and neither has a slam and no one will remember Hewitt ripping Nalby to pieces in Wimbledon final. Davy has three Masters Titles and a final in Masters Cup to Nalby two Masters Titles and Masters Cup victory. The idea that Nalby has won more big totals is a total fiction.

So is the idea that Davy can't beat the top players. He can't beat Federer. And Blake but he is not a top player.
 
#56 ·
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it's hard to imagine Nalby adding much to his career, while there is every reason to expect Davy achieving even more, so as of now I think Davy has a better chance, they are pretty even all-around career wise (Nalby slightly in the lead).
 
#58 ·
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...
Davyenko = overachiever [despite poor resutls at slams]
...
Nalbandian = biggest underachiever [despite good results at slams]
~~~~~~~
Davy has maximised his potential whereas Nalby clearly hasn`t..!!
Thus, PMK >> Fat Dave
 
#60 ·
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Davyenko = overachiever [despite poor resutls at slams]
...
Nalbandian = biggest underachiever [despite good results at slams]
~~~~~~~
Davy has maximised his potential whereas Nalby clearly hasn`t..!!
Thus, PMK >> Fat Dave
Nalby slam results really aren't that much better. He has the final that Davy doesn't but only leads in semis 5-4 and QFs 10-9. So there isn't a huge difference, basically the luck of playing Malisse in a semi. And Nalby's final is a bit of a fluke because he never got close again at Wimbledon with his next best result receiving a straight set demolition in quarters by T. Johansson.
 
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a couple of wins like this and Denko will take the edge
 
#64 ·
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By the end of his career, Davydenko will have more achievements than Nalbandian. They are both very talented.
 
#66 ·
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10 years from now neither one of these players be remembered in their own threads on forums such as these, unless Davydenko can win a major (very unlikely), however Nalbandians name will come up from time to time when we be discussing Federer and Nadal cause he has good success against both of these players. Another important point to be made is Davydenko is not Russia's most successful player, Kafelnikov and Safin had greater success, and Del Potro already has more success as Argentinian player.
 
#67 ·
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Pretty clear right now

Aside Argentina , in the rest of the planet Donkey is considered a better player
 
#70 ·
Re: Who will be considered as a better player: Davydenko vs Nalbandian

Pretty clear right now

Aside Argentina , in the rest of the planet Donkey is considered a better player
what planet do u live in? trollworld?

also please remove gaudio from ur sig, i doubt he would want such a clueless scumbag as a fan, in fact u can remove all of them, ur a disgrace to any fan.
 
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What hurts Davydenko a bit is his disappointing showings at Davis Cup. Even though he did contribute to a winning team he was not one of its top players.

I don't agree that his Grand Slam results are poor. They're not poor at all. Making GS semifinals is indicative of elite talent and accomplishment.

Some folks here really need to screw their heads on straight. Making a GS final means that one is either #1 or #2 at the tournament. Considering that Davydenko never was higher than 3rd in the world, it shouldn't come as a surprise that he has not made a GS final.

Making several GS semifinals in a career is not poor. Some peoples' logic however is poor.
 
#72 ·
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Nalbandian. In tennis, winning matters more than consistently performing well. Nalbandian has performed slightly better on the big stage and has performed better against the best. And subjectively, I think Nalbandian is the more talented of the two. So I consider him the better player anyway.

On the other hand, Davydenko is much closer to the top of the game than Nalbandian, and I would certainly expect him to accomplish more in the remainder of his career. The depth at the top of the game is better now than a few years ago. So if Davydenko were to win some more big titles beating quality opposition along the way, it's certainly not too late to turn the discussion in his favor.
 
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