Jarkko Nieminen vs Gilles Simon — Rotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2006
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Nieminen J.
7-6 6-1
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
7762
Simon G.
611–

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 6-1 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jarkko Nieminen came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-22BucharestR16clayGilles Simon4-6 6-4 6-4
2011-07-18HamburgR16clayGilles Simon7-6(4) 3-6 6-4
2010-07-19HamburgR32clayJarkko Nieminen6-4 3-6 7-5
2006-02-13MarseilleR32hardGilles Simon4-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Even serve battle

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.Simon G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.8
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.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
94
Break points won·Dominant
42
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
4°COvercast
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 85%

Draw

Final
Stepanek R.
Rochus C.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Stepanek R.
Davydenko N.
4-66-36-3
Rochus C.
Nieminen J.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Stepanek R.
Djokovic N.
7-54-67-62
Davydenko N.
Bracciali D.
6-46-2
Nieminen J.
Rochus O.
6-746-47-63
Rochus C.
Parmar A.
6-36-3
R16
Rochus C.
Dent T.
7-60
Rochus O.
Ferrer D.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Rusedski G.
6-46-1
Bracciali D.
Calatrava A.
4-66-27-65
Djokovic N.
Henman T.
5-76-36-4
Stepanek R.
Santoro F.
6-46-1
Nieminen J.
Simon G.
7-616-1
Parmar A.
Meffert D.
6-36-3
R32
Meffert D.
Sluiter R.
2-4
Nieminen J.
Ancic M.
7-57-65
Bracciali D.
Andreev I.
6-26-3
Ferrer D.
Minar I.
6-26-3
Rochus O.
Melzer J.
7-634-67-69
Calatrava A.
Van Der Duim A.
6-27-62
Simon G.
Moodie W.
6-36-746-3
Rusedski G.
Vik R.
6-37-5
Dent T.
Berdych T.
6-47-5
Rochus C.
Lisnard J.
3-67-636-4
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-36-3
Stepanek R.
Lammer M.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Mathieu P.
6-36-3
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-22-67-5
Henman T.
Johansson T.
6-46-4
Parmar A.
Srichaphan P.
7-635-77-67