Olivier Rochus vs Jarkko Nieminen — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Olivier Rochus
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Rochus O.
7-6 6-1
Nieminen J.
Rochus O.
7762
Nieminen J.
631–

Olivier Rochus defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-6 6-1 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Olivier Rochus came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's semi-final. Olivier Rochus extended the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

6–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-19StockholmQFhardOlivier Rochus6-3 2-6 6-1
2008-03-03DubaiR32hardOlivier Rochus6-1 6-2
2007-07-09BastadR32clayOlivier Rochus6-4 6-2
2006-02-20RotterdamQFhardJarkko Nieminen6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3)
2006-01-09AucklandSFhardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(4)
2003-06-23WimbledonR32grassOlivier Rochus7-6(5) 6-3 6-1
2003-04-21BarcelonaR64clayJarkko Nieminen7-5 7-5
2003-02-24CopenhagenR32carpetOlivier Rochus6-3 6-2
2002-02-11CopenhagenR32carpetOlivier Rochus2-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rochus O.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Serve advantage — Nieminen J.

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
Rochus O.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Rochus O.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
56
Break points saved·Even
85
88
Break points won·Slight edge
47
42
Deciding sets·Even
63
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
48
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Robredo T.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Fish M.
6-04-66-1
Robredo T.
Calleri A.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Chela J.
7-637-68
Ferrer D.
Vliegen K.
3-66-36-2
Robredo T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-45-76-2
Calleri A.
Monaco J.
4-66-46-3
R16
Vliegen K.
Almagro N.
7-622-67-5
Fish M.
Ancic M.
6-46-4
Chela J.
Massu N.
7-54-66-3
Ferrer D.
Bracciali D.
6-06-1
Robredo T.
Martin A.
6-46-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-3
Monaco J.
Rochus O.
7-55-76-3
Calleri A.
Serra F.
6-46-1
R32
Bracciali D.
Simon G.
6-36-2
Rochus O.
Nieminen J.
7-636-1
Martin A.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Horna L.
6-47-5
Hrbaty D.
Jun W.
6-47-5
Ancic M.
Rosol L.
6-37-64
Fish M.
Kendrick R.
6-26-4
Chela J.
Mahut N.
7-626-3
Massu N.
Ferrero J.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Gaudio G.
5-76-36-2
Vliegen K.
Tipsarevic J.
7-636-0
Almagro N.
Wawrinka S.
1-66-46-1
Calleri A.
del Potro J.
6-16-3
Serra F.
Lapentti N.
6-31-66-4
Monaco J.
King Turner D.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-1