Filippo Volandri vs Jarkko Nieminen — Casablanca Round of 16

Casablanca · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Filippo Volandri
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2005
clay
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Volandri F.
3-6 6-1 6-4
Nieminen J.
Volandri F.
3662
Nieminen J.
6141

Filippo Volandri defeated Jarkko Nieminen 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Casablanca round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Filippo Volandri claimed a first win over Jarkko Nieminen in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-04-06Davis Cup G1 QF: FIN vs ITARRcarpetJarkko Nieminen6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Volandri F.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Volandri F.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Volandri F.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Volandri F.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
56
Break points saved·Dominant
39
88
Break points won·Slight edge
49
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
36
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Puerta M.
Monaco J.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Puerta M.
Volandri F.
6-37-66
Monaco J.
Zib T.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Volandri F.
Muller G.
7-606-1
Zib T.
Rochus C.
6-17-67
Monaco J.
Simon G.
4-66-27-5
Puerta M.
Clement A.
4-66-16-2
R16
Simon G.
Vanek J.
6-43-66-3
Volandri F.
Nieminen J.
3-66-16-4
Muller G.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Zib T.
Ventura S.
6-46-1
Rochus C.
Sanchez D.
7-54-66-3
Clement A.
Gicquel M.
6-46-4
Monaco J.
Mayer F.
7-646-0
Puerta M.
Almagro N.
6-37-62
R32
Vanek J.
Santoro F.
6-43-66-3
Simon G.
Acasuso J.
6-33-66-3
Nieminen J.
Hanescu V.
6-37-62
Tipsarevic J.
Mutis O.
7-56-3
Muller G.
Lisnard J.
7-56-2
Clement A.
Horna L.
7-56-2
Monaco J.
Sanguinetti D.
7-656-4
Mayer F.
Ulihrach B.
6-26-1
Puerta M.
Behrend T.
6-46-1
Almagro N.
Burgsmuller L.
6-26-2
Gicquel M.
Mertinak M.
1-67-56-4
Ventura S.
Arazi H.
7-56-3
Sanchez D.
Ascione T.
7-56-4
Volandri F.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-37-65
Zib T.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Rochus C.
Tahiri M.
6-36-2