David Nalbandian defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the London quarter-final on carpet. 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.
Nalbandian D. came through in three sets.
Nalbandian D. and Malisse X. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nalbandian D. went 4–1 (80%) against them, Malisse X. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Carpet: Nalbandian D. leads 1–0 · Hard: Nalbandian D. leads 3–1 · Clay: Nalbandian D. leads 1–0 · Grass: Nalbandian D. leads 1–0
David Nalbandian beat Xavier Malisse 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4. Umpiry, "David Nalbandian vs Xavier Malisse — London Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2012-06-15/malisse-vs-nalbandian-london-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 15 June 2012).