Xavier Malisse vs Jarkko Nieminen — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2006
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Malisse X.
6-4 7-5 6-2
Nieminen J.
Malisse X.
6763
Nieminen J.
452–

Xavier Malisse defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 7-5 6-2 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Xavier Malisse narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse closed it out in three sets, 6–4 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-11-07Paris MastersR64hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-3
2008-01-07AucklandR32hardXavier Malisse7-6(3) 6-3
2003-04-21BarcelonaR32clayJarkko Nieminen6-3 4-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
56
Break points saved·Even
85
88
Break points won·Slight edge
52
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
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
23°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 91%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Roddick A.
6-24-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-17-56-4
Roddick A.
Youzhny M.
6-756-07-636-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Blake J.
7-676-06-796-4
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
6-35-77-656-1
Roddick A.
Hewitt L.
6-37-56-4
Davydenko N.
Haas T.
4-66-736-36-46-4
R16
Federer R.
Gicquel M.
6-37-626-3
Hewitt L.
Gasquet R.
6-46-44-63-66-3
Roddick A.
Becker B.
6-36-46-3
Davydenko N.
Murray A.
6-15-76-36-0
Nadal R.
Novak J.
6-17-636-4
Haas T.
Safin M.
4-66-32-66-27-65
Youzhny M.
Robredo T.
6-26-06-1
Blake J.
Berdych T.
6-46-36-1
R32
Becker B.
Agassi A.
7-56-746-47-5
Federer R.
Spadea V.
6-36-36-0
Berdych T.
Tursunov D.
6-726-33-66-36-4
Robredo T.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-46-2
Davydenko N.
Kubot L.
6-46-16-1
Youzhny M.
Ferrer D.
4-66-47-56-4
Gicquel M.
Gaudio G.
6-04-64-66-17-63
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-756-36-46-746-2
Novak J.
Malisse X.
6-766-36-46-4
Blake J.
Moya C.
6-47-662-66-3
Haas T.
Ginepri R.
7-616-43-63-67-61
Safin M.
Rochus O.
6-36-26-3
Hewitt L.
Djokovic N.
6-36-16-2
Nadal R.
Moodie W.
6-47-657-64
Gasquet R.
Chiudinelli M.
7-626-32-67-62
Murray A.
Gonzalez F.
6-33-62-66-36-2
R64
Davydenko N.
Mahut N.
6-0
Chiudinelli M.
Lopez F.
3-66-34-66-46-3
Spadea V.
Bjorkman J.
6-47-646-2
Gasquet R.
Simon G.
6-06-26-3
Gaudio G.
Querrey S.
3-66-26-16-4
Wawrinka S.
Soderling R.
6-742-67-646-06-1
Youzhny M.
Massu N.
5-76-766-46-36-0
Ferrer D.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-46-1
Malisse X.
Phau B.
6-36-06-2
Gicquel M.
Ferrero J.
7-56-36-4
Novak J.
Srichaphan P.
7-633-66-46-4
Berdych T.
Mayer F.
6-13-66-36-3
Moodie W.
Monfils G.
6-42-66-27-64
Nadal R.
Horna L.
6-44-66-46-2
Tursunov D.
Falla A.
6-37-647-5
Moya C.
Mathieu P.
7-657-676-4
Blake J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-47-65
Safin M.
Nalbandian D.
6-37-52-63-67-66
Rochus O.
Sweeting R.
6-23-64-66-46-0
Ginepri R.
Goldstein P.
6-26-26-4
Haas T.
Sluiter R.
6-46-26-3
Gonzalez F.
Hajek J.
6-46-46-2
Djokovic N.
Fish M.
7-656-43-67-63
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
6-46-26-2
Roddick A.
Pless K.
6-37-636-3
Murray A.
Di Mauro A.
6-06-16-1
Robredo T.
Lee H.
3-66-36-46-1
Kubot L.
Okun N.
7-676-42-62-66-4
Agassi A.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-43-65-77-5
Becker B.
Grosjean S.
7-636-16-2
Verdasco F.
Alves T.
7-636-46-1
Federer R.
Henman T.
6-36-47-5
R128
Sweeting R.
Coria G.
3-2
Hajek J.
Dlouhy L.
6-36-46-4
Berdych T.
Pashanski B.
6-46-26-1
Bjorkman J.
Jenkins S.
7-56-46-4
Spadea V.
Muller G.
6-26-46-3
Henman T.
Rusedski G.
7-646-26-3
Federer R.
Wang J.
6-46-16-0
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-16-3
Massu N.
Sanguinetti D.
6-746-46-46-4
Gimelstob J.
Marach O.
6-26-37-5
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
7-617-666-1
Malisse X.
Nieminen J.
6-47-56-2
Phau B.
Morrison J.
6-37-606-4
Novak J.
Clement A.
7-56-27-5
Srichaphan P.
Acasuso J.
6-33-67-656-746-3
Monfils G.
Russell M.
6-23-67-57-64
Moodie W.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-66-46-756-4
Horna L.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-46-3
Nadal R.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Chela J.
6-736-46-46-4
Gaudio G.
Seppi A.
6-46-46-2
Lee H.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-56-46-0
Robredo T.
Saretta F.
6-26-16-2
Lopez F.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-36-3
Chiudinelli M.
Vicente F.
6-46-16-4
Simon G.
Bracciali D.
7-56-46-1
Gasquet R.
Simmonds P.
6-16-36-1
Djokovic N.
Young D.
4-66-36-06-1
Fish M.
Greul S.
6-46-41-66-3
Hernych J.
Kim K.
6-16-43-67-5
Hewitt L.
Montanes A.
7-56-46-3
Roddick A.
Serra F.
6-26-16-3
Pless K.
Martin A.
3-63-67-656-16-2
Alves T.
Zabaleta M.
6-27-56-756-3
Verdasco F.
Santoro F.
6-46-13-66-1
Grosjean S.
Johansson T.
6-36-45-76-716-2
Becker B.
Volandri F.
4-67-636-47-63
Agassi A.
Pavel A.
6-747-687-666-2
Soderling R.
Karlovic I.
6-47-637-5
Baghdatis M.
Waske A.
7-617-676-3
Davydenko N.
Delgado R.
4-66-47-56-0
Mahut N.
Schuettler R.
6-46-756-36-3
Querrey S.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-46-4
Okun N.
Starace P.
6-26-04-66-2
Kubot L.
Vliegen K.
2-66-16-41-66-3
Murray A.
Kendrick R.
6-21-66-36-3
Di Mauro A.
Melzer J.
5-76-17-57-5
Gonzalez F.
Vanek J.
6-26-36-2
Haas T.
Kuznetsov A.
6-26-46-0
Sluiter R.
Odesnik W.
6-46-47-5
Goldstein P.
Witten J.
6-36-42-63-66-1
Ginepri R.
Benneteau J.
3-66-46-46-4
Rochus O.
Patience O.
6-06-26-2
Gicquel M.
Rochus C.
6-36-36-4
Safin M.
Vik R.
6-16-13-66-3
Nalbandian D.
Berrer M.
4-66-726-37-56-2
Blake J.
Monaco J.
6-37-57-67
Gabashvili T.
Daniel M.
6-36-23-63-66-3
Mathieu P.
Goodall J.
6-36-23-66-3
Moya C.
Calleri A.
7-57-656-736-3
Tursunov D.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-36-4
Falla A.
del Potro J.
7-636-24-67-5
Ferrero J.
Bastl G.
7-56-43-66-3
Mayer F.
Koubek S.
6-46-16-1