World number one Rafael Nadal survived a major scare against David Nalbandian with a 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-0 victory to reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament. The Spaniard had to save five match points to bag the second set. World number one Rafa Nadal saved five match points before beating David Nalbandian 3-6 7-6 6-0 in a classic fourth-round encounter at the ATP event in Indian Wells on Wednesday. In a match which finished past 0200 (0900 GMT), Argentine Nalbandian had four match points at 5-3 in the second set and another on his own serve at 5-4. But Nadal showed amazing resilience to break back and then snatch the set on a tie-break, before ripping through the decider for his first win over Nalbandian in three attempts. The top seed will now meet another Argentine, Juan Martin Del Potro, for a place in the last four.
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