Davydenko too strong for Nadal

Russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko won the Sony Ericsson title with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Spain's second-seeded Rafael Nadal…

Russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko won the Sony Ericsson title with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Spain's second-seeded Rafael Nadal in Miami yesterday.

Davydenko, the first Russian to win the title in its 24-year history, dominated the 82-minute contest and never allowed Nadal to find his rhythm.

"I had never played very well here in Miami," said Davydenko. "Now I have won my second Masters Series title."

Davydenko won his first title of the year after beating crowd favourite and sixth seed Andy Roddick in the semi-finals before beating world number two Nadal.

"He was playing unbelievable tennis and there was nothing I could do," said Nadal, still without a title this year.