Jarkko Nieminen vs Fernando Verdasco — Wimbledon Round of 128

Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 128
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 23 June 2003
grass
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nieminen J.
6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3
Verdasco F.
Nieminen J.
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Verdasco F.
71046332

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Wimbledon round of 128 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-13StockholmR16hardFernando Verdasco6-3 6-4
2013-10-14StockholmR16hardFernando Verdasco6-2 3-6 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardJarkko Nieminen6-1 6-0
2011-08-29US OpenR128hardFernando Verdasco3-6 6-4 6-1 6-4
2008-02-18RotterdamR32hardFernando Verdasco6-2 6-2
2007-08-19New HavenR16hardFernando Verdasco6-3 2-6 6-4
2005-08-29US OpenR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-2 7-6(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Nieminen J.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nieminen J.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
96
Break points won·Even
42
40
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
54

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Philippoussis M.
7-656-27-63
Semi-finals
Philippoussis M.
Grosjean S.
7-636-36-3
Federer R.
Roddick A.
7-666-36-3
Quarter-finals
Philippoussis M.
Popp A.
4-64-66-36-38-6
Grosjean S.
Henman T.
7-683-66-36-4
Federer R.
Schalken S.
6-36-46-4
Roddick A.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-26-4
R16
Henman T.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-747-56-3
Federer R.
Lopez F.
7-656-46-4
Schalken S.
Schuettler R.
7-56-47-5
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-43-66-37-64
Popp A.
Rochus O.
5-76-36-46-2
Philippoussis M.
Agassi A.
6-32-66-746-36-4
Roddick A.
Srichaphan P.
6-43-66-36-2
Grosjean S.
Ferrero J.
6-24-67-627-63
R32
Philippoussis M.
Stepanek R.
4-67-676-47-66
Schalken S.
Hanescu V.
6-26-47-63
Srichaphan P.
Nadal R.
6-46-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Kucera K.
6-45-76-716-46-2
Schuettler R.
Martin T.
4-67-56-716-17-5
Bjorkman J.
Gimelstob J.
6-16-36-3
Agassi A.
El Aynaoui Y.
5-76-47-647-64
Ferrero J.
Sargsian S.
6-46-42-66-4
Grosjean S.
Moodie W.
6-756-26-46-4
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-36-14-66-1
Mirnyi M.
Karlovic I.
7-653-66-37-64
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
7-656-46-4
Popp A.
Novak J.
6-36-47-63
Henman T.
Soderling R.
6-36-16-4
Lopez F.
Saretta F.
6-46-46-4
Rochus O.
Nieminen J.
7-656-36-1
R64
Bjorkman J.
Melzer J.
6-46-22-66-3
Stepanek R.
Draper S.
7-666-36-1
Karlovic I.
Baccanello P.
6-47-635-76-2
Schalken S.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-737-646-3
Agassi A.
Burgsmuller L.
6-37-646-3
Nalbandian D.
Sa A.
6-27-56-2
Kucera K.
Suzuki T.
6-37-56-2
Henman T.
Llodra M.
6-46-46-3
Moodie W.
Niemeyer F.
7-684-62-66-17-5
Sargsian S.
Blake J.
6-27-636-2
Rochus O.
Dupuis A.
2-66-34-67-656-4
Nieminen J.
Galvani S.
6-45-76-47-63
Popp A.
Sluiter R.
7-644-66-36-756-2
Novak J.
Ferrer D.
6-27-56-3
Philippoussis M.
Saulnier C.
6-36-27-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Massu N.
7-653-67-646-4
Hanescu V.
Chela J.
6-26-16-4
Martin T.
Kuerten G.
7-646-46-4
Soderling R.
Elseneer G.
2-67-686-46-3
Schuettler R.
Santoro F.
6-26-36-3
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.
7-656-36-2
Federer R.
Koubek S.
7-56-16-1
Roddick A.
Rusedski G.
7-647-617-5
Robredo T.
Vahaly B.
6-46-46-2
Saretta F.
Calleri A.
6-46-7136-26-7510-8
Fish M.
Gambill J.
6-46-46-1
Nadal R.
Childs L.
6-26-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Mutis O.
4-61-67-647-57-5
Gimelstob J.
Clement A.
2-66-36-46-726-1
Mirnyi M.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-42-66-2
Ferrero J.
Escude N.
6-756-36-3
Grosjean S.
Arthurs W.
6-36-46-7126-3
R128
Sa A.
Puerta M.
6-23-2
Mutis O.
Squillari F.
4-60-66-47-616-3
Srichaphan P.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-44-63-66-3
Clement A.
Ginepri R.
6-34-67-626-7310-8
Gimelstob J.
Labadze I.
6-26-26-4
Koubek S.
Rochus C.
4-66-36-16-1
Bjorkman J.
Luxa P.
6-37-666-2
Melzer J.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-47-66
Mirnyi M.
Spadea V.
6-26-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Dent T.
7-53-66-37-5
Henman T.
Zib T.
6-27-6113-66-1
Moodie W.
Rosset M.
6-46-46-4
Niemeyer F.
Mantilla F.
6-47-664-67-63
Blake J.
Larkham T.
6-36-16-1
Sargsian S.
Bogdanovic A.
6-16-36-2
Ferrero J.
Lisnard J.
6-26-16-3
Rochus O.
Coria G.
7-57-646-3
Dupuis A.
Bloomfield R.
6-47-666-3
Galvani S.
Boutter J.
6-32-61-66-28-6
Nieminen J.
Verdasco F.
6-786-44-66-36-3
Sluiter R.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-53-62-66-26-3
Popp A.
Arazi H.
6-47-656-3
Ferrer D.
Lee M.
1-66-36-16-2
Novak J.
Horna L.
3-67-616-16-1
Saulnier C.
Malisse X.
6-46-36-2
Philippoussis M.
Zabaleta M.
6-34-66-36-2
Draper S.
Mathieu P.
7-654-66-36-4
Llodra M.
Sanchez D.
6-36-46-786-3
Stepanek R.
Mertinak M.
7-666-46-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Hilton M.
6-36-26-4
Massu N.
Krajan Z.
6-16-16-1
Burgsmuller L.
Montanes A.
6-37-654-66-2
Agassi A.
Delgado J.
6-46-05-76-4
Nalbandian D.
Voltchkov V.
7-56-46-2
Soderling R.
Verkerk M.
6-36-46-756-1
Grosjean S.
Enqvist T.
4-66-36-47-64
Schalken S.
Parmar A.
6-36-46-1
Kucera K.
Ferreira W.
6-16-26-4
Lapentti N.
Carlsen K.
6-36-43-66-4
Hanescu V.
Portas A.
7-646-06-0
Chela J.
Behrend T.
6-46-26-3
Martin T.
Vicente F.
6-746-42-67-666-4
Santoro F.
Vinciguerra A.
4-66-32-66-26-2
Schuettler R.
Kratochvil M.
6-36-46-747-5
Youzhny M.
Beck K.
6-46-26-3
Fish M.
Gaudio G.
6-24-66-36-3
Gambill J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-26-4
Karlovic I.
Hewitt L.
1-67-656-36-4
Baccanello P.
Heuberger I.
7-686-33-67-62
Suzuki T.
Norman D.
7-686-47-63
Federer R.
Lee H.
6-36-37-62
Roddick A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-36-3
Rusedski G.
Waske A.
7-667-57-67
Vahaly B.
Volandri F.
2-66-16-46-4
Robredo T.
Acasuso J.
3-66-37-666-4
Childs L.
Davydenko N.
2-67-621-67-656-2
Kuerten G.
Van Lottum J.
2-63-2
Calleri A.
Voinea A.
6-27-51-0
Arthurs W.
Martin A.
7-636-17-64
Elseneer G.
Kiefer N.
3-66-36-46-4
Lopez F.
Kendrick R.
6-36-47-64
Saretta F.
Mackin A.
6-26-46-2
Nadal R.
Ancic M.
6-36-44-66-4
Escude N.
Economidis K.
7-676-47-65