Nikolay Davydenko defeated David Nalbandian 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-0 in the ARG vs RUS round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Nikolay Davydenko narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Davydenko N. came through in four sets.
Davydenko N. and Nalbandian D. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Davydenko N. went 6–5 (55%) against them, Nalbandian D. 11–2 (85%). Nalbandian D. came out better against 4 of 9 comparable opponents, Davydenko N. against 0.
Clay: level 3–3 · Carpet: Nalbandian D. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 1–1
Nikolay Davydenko beat David Nalbandian 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-0. Umpiry, "Nikolay Davydenko vs David Nalbandian — ARG vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-09-19/davydenko-vs-nalbandian-arg-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 19 September 2008).