Rui Machado vs Timo Nieminen — Portugal 1 4 Qualifying Round
Portugal 1 4 · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2003 ·
clay
Machado R.6-1 6-3
Nieminen T.
Machado R.
662
Nieminen T.
130
Rui Machado defeated Timo Nieminen 6-1 6-3 in the Portugal 1 4 qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Timo Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Rui Machado had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on clay. Rui Machado claimed a first win over Timo Nieminen in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Rui Machado dropped just 4 games past Timo Nieminen.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-08 | Portugal F5 | R32 | clay | Timo Nieminen | 6-1 3-6 6-2 |
| 2003-05-05 | Portugal 1 2 | F | clay | Timo Nieminen | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
67%
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1st serve points won·
63%
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2nd serve points won·
47%
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Service points won·
58%
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Return points won·
40%
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Break points saved·
54%
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Aces / match·
1.3
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Double faults / match·
3.3
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.