Tennis-Former world number three Davydenko ends career, aged 33

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MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Former world number three Nikolay Davydenko announced his retirement on Thursday at the age of 33.

The Russian, who won the ATP World Tour Finals title in 2009 and helped his country win the Davis Cup in 2006, said injuries had forced him to end his 15-year career.

"I had a lot of injuries over the last few years," Davydenko told a news conference in Moscow.

"They are still causing me discomfort. The time has come: I am officially announcing my retirement as a professional sportsman."

http://news.yahoo.com/tennis-former-world-number-three-davydenko-ends-career-113237013--ten.html

He never really broke through and i thought he eventually would...good luck to him.

[TBF]

1. Definitely a skilled player -

he was often a threat at the big tournaments. Best wishes to him.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. At Least That's Older Than A Lot Of The Women Players

I think Serena is the only one in quite a while that wasn't toast before 30.

Perhaps because they turn pro younger or somthing, but you had Billie Jean, Margaret, Chris, and Martina in the recent past, and now Serena.

Seems like nearly all the dominant women players were far from dominant by the time they were in their late 20's.