Nikolay Davydenko Considering Legal Action Against ATP

The ATP’s Nikolay Davydenko said he was relieved that the ATP’s corruption investigation has come to an end but says his lawyers are still working to clear his name.

“I’m pleased that the investigation came to an end,” Davydenko said in an interview with Russian newspaper Sport Express.

“And I feel certain relief as I hope that no more rubbish and nonsense will be told or written about me.

“However, I’m not satisfied with the result. I feel I still wasn’t cleared completely. And my managers and lawyers are still working on the case.”

Davydenko said the ATP had created a completely wrong precedent accusing him of corruption without any evidence.

“I was living a year under constant pressure,” he said. “And I still didn’t get any official apologies from the ATP. They just announced that the investigation was finished and they didn’t find any wrongdoing.”

“But this is not enough! I don’t like the formulation. I definitely need to do something to change the situation.”

The 27-year-old, who is currently sixth in the ATP rankings, added that he was still deciding whether to take any legal action against ATP.

“The ATP was created to protect the players. However, instead of this they widely announced the investigation against me and my opponent.”

Last year Davydenko’s forfeit of a match against Argentina’s Martin Vassallo-Arguello at Sopot in Poland sparked a huge controversy after it was revealed that large sums of money were being bet on the match.

A major internet site suspended all bets after Davydenko’a forfeit, while his Argentine opponent was leading 2-6, 6-3, 2-1, because the sums of money being placed were suspiciously large.

However, last week the ATP which runs the men’s game said an investigation showed that both Davydenko and Vassallo-Arguello were innocent of any wrongdoing.