Wesley Moodie vs Jarkko Nieminen — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
RSA
Wesley Moodie
47 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Moodie W.
4-6 6-1 7-6
Nieminen J.
Moodie W.
46772
Nieminen J.
61641

Wesley Moodie defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Wesley Moodie had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Wesley Moodie 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
2004-01-05AdelaideR32hardJarkko Nieminen4-6 7-6(6) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Moodie W.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Moodie W.

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
Moodie W.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Even
69%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (72 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Moodie W.
Ancic M.
1-67-676-4
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Phau B.
6-26-1
Moodie W.
Nieminen J.
4-66-17-64
Quarter-finals
Moodie W.
Stepanek R.
7-627-66
Ancic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-17-64
Nieminen J.
Dent T.
6-45-77-63
Phau B.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
R16
Phau B.
Carlsen K.
6-16-2
Ginepri R.
Muller G.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Kim K.
6-16-3
Moodie W.
Horna L.
7-646-726-4
Baghdatis M.
Puerta M.
6-26-7117-5
Nieminen J.
Srichaphan P.
2-67-667-5
Dent T.
Arthurs W.
6-46-756-3
Ancic M.
Saulnier C.
6-26-1
R32
Dent T.
Tursunov D.
6-37-63
Arthurs W.
Monaco J.
4-66-16-4
Phau B.
Spadea V.
6-47-5
Muller G.
Waske A.
7-54-66-1
Stepanek R.
Vanek J.
7-56-4
Kim K.
Vik R.
6-26-4
Horna L.
Karanusic R.
6-27-5
Carlsen K.
Lapentti N.
7-617-69
Srichaphan P.
Terachi T.
6-16-4
Nieminen J.
Schuettler R.
6-16-1
Ginepri R.
Popp A.
6-46-0
Saulnier C.
Sluiter R.
6-36-757-5
Puerta M.
Taino E.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Minar I.
6-46-2
Moodie W.
Youzhny M.
6-13-66-3
Ancic M.
Gambill J.
3-66-36-4
R64
Phau B.
Koubek S.
6-776-47-65
Vanek J.
Dlouhy L.
7-647-65
Moodie W.
Wang J.
6-16-4
Karanusic R.
Udomchoke D.
7-656-4
Taino E.
Iwami T.
7-696-4
Arthurs W.
Suzuki T.
6-31-67-62
Tursunov D.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-46-1
Baghdatis M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Soeda G.
6-44-66-2
Terachi T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-61
Kim K.
Gremelmayr D.
6-27-63
Waske A.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-657-63
Popp A.
Motomura G.
6-26-4
Gambill J.
Wessels P.
6-25-76-3
Sluiter R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-1
Lapentti N.
Ittogi T.
6-06-1