Tiago Sousa vs Timo Nieminen — Portugal 2 4 Round of 16
Portugal 2 4 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 July 2001 ·
clay
Sousa T.6-4 6-2
Nieminen T.
Sousa T.
662
Nieminen T.
420
Tiago Sousa defeated Timo Nieminen 6-4 6-2 in the Portugal 2 4 round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Timo Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Tiago Sousa had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on clay. Tiago Sousa claimed a first win over Timo Nieminen in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tiago Sousa dropped just 6 games past Timo Nieminen.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-02 | Portugal 2 1 | R32 | clay | Timo Nieminen | 6-2 3-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
51%
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1st serve points won·
66%
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2nd serve points won·
54%
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Service points won·
60%
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Return points won·
27%
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Break points saved·
73%
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Aces / match·
2.0
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Double faults / match·
2.0
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.