David Nalbandian vs Xavier Malisse — Queen's Club Quarter-final

Queen's Club · ATP · Quarter-final
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2012
grass
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nalbandian D.
4-6 7-6 6-4
Malisse X.
Nalbandian D.
47762
Malisse X.
66241

David Nalbandian defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Queen's Club quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. David Nalbandian extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-17StockholmR32hardDavid Nalbandian4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(3)
2008-03-27Miami MastersR64hardXavier Malisse6-1 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR64hardDavid Nalbandian6-4 6-4 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayDavid Nalbandian6-4 6-4
2003-01-13Australian OpenR32hardDavid Nalbandian4-6 6-2 6-0 3-0 RET
2002-06-24WimbledonSFgrassDavid Nalbandian7-6(2) 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nalbandian D.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
6.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
52
Break points saved·Even
88
85
Break points won·Clear edge
69
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
56

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°CRain
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 96%

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Nalbandian D.
6-734-3
Semi-finals
Nalbandian D.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-4
Cilic M.
Querrey S.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Lu Y.
6-42-0
Nalbandian D.
Malisse X.
4-67-626-4
Dimitrov G.
Anderson K.
4-66-46-3
Querrey S.
Dodig I.
7-53-66-3
R16
Anderson K.
Lopez F.
7-6107-67
Lu Y.
Tipsarevic J.
6-32-67-65
Cilic M.
Rosol L.
7-636-2
Nalbandian D.
Roger-Vasselin E.
4-67-56-3
Malisse X.
Bolelli S.
7-656-3
Dimitrov G.
Mahut N.
7-636-4
Dodig I.
Tsonga J.
7-633-67-65
Querrey S.
Benneteau J.
6-33-66-3
R32
Lu Y.
Karlovic I.
6-737-667-67
Anderson K.
Stakhovsky S.
7-652-63-4
Bolelli S.
Simon G.
4-66-37-62
Lopez F.
Darcis S.
6-33-67-5
Dimitrov G.
Muller G.
7-616-4
Querrey S.
Istomin D.
7-646-3
Dodig I.
Soeda G.
6-37-63
Benneteau J.
Ito T.
5-76-47-5
Tipsarevic J.
Sweeting R.
6-17-62
Rosol L.
Baghdatis M.
6-34-66-4
Cilic M.
Ebden M.
6-26-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Roddick A.
6-44-67-5
Nalbandian D.
Bemelmans R.
6-46-2
Malisse X.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-34-66-0
Mahut N.
Murray A.
6-36-747-61
Tsonga J.
Baker J.
6-36-2
R64
Sweeting R.
Tursunov D.
6-47-66
Ito T.
Lorenzi P.
7-664-66-2
Querrey S.
Rochus O.
6-16-746-4
Istomin D.
De Schepper K.
6-47-64
Baghdatis M.
Gil F.
7-624-66-2
Malisse X.
Ungur A.
6-46-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Klizan M.
6-27-65
Muller G.
Broady L.
6-26-1
Dodig I.
Dancevic F.
6-1
Bemelmans R.
Jaziri M.
6-41-66-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
Korolev E.
6-756-26-4
Ebden M.
Bachinger M.
7-656-3
Rosol L.
Hanescu V.
6-47-65
Karlovic I.
Hewitt L.
6-36-2
Lu Y.
Kunitsyn I.
4-67-646-3
Nalbandian D.
Pospisil V.
4-66-26-2
Bolelli S.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Darcis S.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-627-5
Stakhovsky S.
Cipolla F.
6-46-1
Anderson K.
Ward J.
4-66-36-4
Dimitrov G.
Reynolds B.
6-37-5
Mahut N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-2
Soeda G.
Phau B.
6-26-2
Baker J.
Golding O.
7-616-3