Marinko Matosevic defeated Florian Mayer 6-2 6-3 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Florian Mayer came in defending last year's quarter-final.
Matosevic M. took it in straight sets.
Matosevic M. and Mayer F. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Matosevic M. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Mayer F. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Marinko Matosevic beat Florian Mayer 6-2 6-3. Umpiry, "Marinko Matosevic vs Florian Mayer — Basel Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2012-10-22/matosevic-vs-mayer-basel-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 22 October 2012).