Jarkko Nieminen vs Yen Hsun Lu — Athens Olympics Round of 64

Athens Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
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Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2004
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nieminen J.
6-3 6-3
Lu Y.
Nieminen J.
662
Lu Y.
33–

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-3 6-3 in the Athens Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Jarkko Nieminen claimed a first win over Yen Hsun Lu in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-03-21Miami MastersR128hardYen Hsun Lu6-4 6-3
2011-06-06HalleR32grassYen Hsun Lu7-6(2) 6-3
2010-02-01JohannesburgR32hardYen Hsun Lu6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nieminen J.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
34
Break points saved·Even
88
88
Break points won·Clear edge
42
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
32

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

Draw

Final
Massu N.
Fish M.
6-33-62-66-36-4
Bronze
Gonzalez F.
Dent T.
6-42-616-14
Semi-finals
Massu N.
Dent T.
7-656-1
Fish M.
Gonzalez F.
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Grosjean S.
6-22-66-4
Fish M.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Massu N.
Moya C.
6-27-5
Dent T.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
R16
Massu N.
Andreev I.
6-36-746-4
Moya C.
Karlovic I.
4-67-636-4
Dent T.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Robredo T.
7-624-68-6
Youzhny M.
Kiefer N.
6-23-66-2
Grosjean S.
Lopez F.
6-746-46-0
Gonzalez F.
Roddick A.
6-46-4
Fish M.
Mirnyi M.
6-34-66-1
R32
Lopez F.
Safin M.
7-646-3
Youzhny M.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Johansson J.
7-636-4
Andreev I.
Calleri A.
W/O
Fish M.
Ferrero J.
4-67-656-4
Mirnyi M.
Nieminen J.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Baghdatis M.
6-23-66-3
Roddick A.
Haas T.
4-66-39-7
Gonzalez F.
Lee H.
7-56-2
Dent T.
Hrbaty D.
7-646-3
Moya C.
Rochus O.
6-07-63
Karlovic I.
Clement A.
7-644-66-4
Massu N.
Spadea V.
7-636-2
Grosjean S.
Arthurs W.
7-626-3
Berdych T.
Federer R.
4-67-57-5
Robredo T.
Santoro F.
1-66-36-4
R64
Youzhny M.
Malisse X.
6-26-2
Roddick A.
Saretta F.
6-37-64
Massu N.
Kuerten G.
6-35-76-4
Spadea V.
Melzer J.
6-06-1
Fish M.
Bjorkman J.
7-671-0
Nieminen J.
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Mirnyi M.
Chela J.
3-67-606-4
Kiefer N.
Voltchkov V.
6-26-4
Novak J.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Grosjean S.
Horna L.
6-27-5
Arthurs W.
Hanescu V.
6-47-64
Lopez F.
Soderling R.
6-33-66-4
Safin M.
Kucera K.
6-06-4
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-35-76-1
Berdych T.
Mayer F.
6-37-5
Santoro F.
Volandri F.
6-26-1
Robredo T.
Ouahab L.
6-36-4
Johansson J.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Sargsian S.
6-36-4
Hrbaty D.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-4
Dent T.
Niemeyer F.
6-23-66-4
Moya C.
Enqvist T.
7-676-789-7
Rochus O.
Philippoussis M.
3-66-06-1
Clement A.
Lapentti N.
7-656-2
Karlovic I.
Pavel A.
6-46-7106-2
Gonzalez F.
Economidis K.
7-666-2
Baghdatis M.
Carraz G.
5-77-657-5
Ferrero J.
Arazi H.
6-36-1
Andreev I.
Schuettler R.
6-757-626-2
Calleri A.
Beck K.
2-66-38-6
Lee H.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-36-2
Haas T.
Ancic M.
6-17-5