Russian Nikolay Davydenko hopes to avoid excessive public attention due to his recent success in tennis, the official website of the Australian Open reports.

On Tuesday, in the first round match of the Australian Open, Davydenko, seeded sixth, dealt with German Dieter Kindlmann in an hour and a half - 6:1, 6:0, 6:3.

The Russian won the 2009 final tournament in London and the first tournament in 2010 in Doha, in both cases beating the world's number one and number two players, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Asked whether he had become more recognized on the streets after this, Davydenko said that he "hopes that this will not happen." "I am not Paris Hilton and I do not want to be the same. I do not want to be like Nadal, Federer. I never see them in the morning at breakfast - they always stay in their room. For me, it is much more pleasant to go downstairs, have breakfast, lunch or go somewhere, in general, not to be so famous," the Russian said.

He also explained to foreign journalists that he is not a celebrity in Russia. "Russia is a big country. A very big one. In some places I am known, but not everywhere," Davydenko said.

He said he now has confidence that he can beat anyone. "I was surprised that these guys started talking about me," Davydenko said, commenting on the information that Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray consider him one of the tournament's favorites. "Before, when no one mentioned me, no one was afraid. Now everyone is afraid. But it's an interesting feeling. I feel like I can beat anyone."

He also noted that the dominance of Nadal and Federer has been weakening lately. "These two tennis players have always reached the finals of Grand Slam tournaments. But now everything is different. Roddick shone at Wimbledon, del Potro at the US Open, Soderling reached the final at Roland Garros. Serious changes are happening in tennis," Davydenko said.

In the second round, the Russian will have to cross rackets with the Ukrainian Ilya Marchenko.

Davydenko is confident that he can beat anyone