In watching Nalbandian last night - he looked a lot thinner.
Washington DC ATP 500 - Semifinals
8 Marcos Baghdatis vs Xavier Malisse - H2H: 0-0
Once the tour moved to grass Xavier has been winning a lot more.
Since Queens Clubs he's 13-5 - with 2 Sf showings: 0-1.
This is Marcos' 4th Sf of '10: 2-1. He won Sydney in January.
He has put together a healthy looking W/L this year: 30-17.
It's almost twice the number of match wins he enjoyed last year.
And the reason he's #25 and moving up on Monday.
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4 Marin Cilic vs WC David Nalbandian (above) - H2H: 0-1
That win was back in '06 - in a Davis Cup blowout.
David is playing in only his 5th tourney of the year & 1st Sf.
He's been to 2 Qf's and has won all 3 Davis Cup matches this year.
David is looking to advance to his 21st career ATP final: 10-10.
Marin had a great January - 2 ATP 250 titles & Sf at Aussie Open.
Since, he has lost a lot of matches & has only been to 2 Sf's: 1-0.
At the least this should be a great match.
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Quarterfinal Results
Xavier Malisse d 1 Tomas Berdych - 64 36 62
8 Marcos Baghdatis d 3/WC Fernando Verdasco - 76(3) 64
4 Marin Cilic d Janko Tipsarevic - 76(4) 64
WC David Nalbandian d 13 Gilles Simon - 36 62 63
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