Nicolas Mahut vs Jarkko Nieminen — Paris Masters Round of 64

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2003
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Mahut N.
4-6 6-4 7-5
Nieminen J.
Mahut N.
4672
Nieminen J.
6451

Nicolas Mahut defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the Paris Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Nicolas Mahut had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Nicolas Mahut narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-09-22BangkokR16hardNicolas Mahut6-4 3-6 6-3
2007-02-12MarseilleR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 3-6 6-3
2003-08-25US OpenR128hardJarkko Nieminen6-2 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mahut N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

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
Mahut N.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mahut N.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
56
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Dominant
15
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
70

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
6°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Henman T.
Pavel A.
6-27-667-62
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Roddick A.
7-647-67
Pavel A.
Novak J.
6-24-66-4
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-60
Novak J.
Arazi H.
6-26-1
Henman T.
Federer R.
7-656-1
Pavel A.
Schuettler R.
2-66-36-2
R16
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Carraz G.
6-37-67
Federer R.
Verkerk M.
6-737-6127-66
Pavel A.
Coria G.
W/O
Henman T.
Kuerten G.
6-46-2
Schuettler R.
Massu N.
6-47-5
Arazi H.
Srichaphan P.
7-636-3
Novak J.
Ferrero J.
7-57-5
R32
Coria G.
Lopez F.
6-33-66-3
Pavel A.
Mantilla F.
7-57-66
Srichaphan P.
Beck K.
7-646-3
Roddick A.
Hanescu V.
7-647-64
Arazi H.
El Aynaoui Y.
4-66-31-2
Kuerten G.
Philippoussis M.
6-757-6117-61
Henman T.
Grosjean S.
3-66-47-5
Ferrero J.
Mahut N.
7-676-4
Novak J.
Santoro F.
6-44-66-0
Massu N.
Costa A.
3-66-17-5
Schuettler R.
Blake J.
4-66-26-3
Verkerk M.
Hrbaty D.
7-636-4
Robredo T.
Gaudio G.
7-56-3
Carraz G.
Schalken S.
6-42-66-3
Federer R.
Ascione T.
7-656-1
Bjorkman J.
Lapentti N.
6-46-1
R64
Carraz G.
Stepanek R.
2-66-27-63
Mahut N.
Nieminen J.
4-66-47-5
Pavel A.
Kucera K.
7-646-2
Costa A.
Zabaleta M.
6-746-47-5
Blake J.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Henman T.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Calleri A.
6-47-65
Gaudio G.
Gasquet R.
1-67-6116-4
Ascione T.
Chela J.
6-06-3
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.
7-646-3
Hrbaty D.
Spadea V.
7-616-1
Kuerten G.
Fish M.
6-47-62
Beck K.
Ginepri R.
7-656-4
Arazi H.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Hanescu V.
Ferreira W.
2-66-46-4
Santoro F.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-66-1