Marcos Baghdatis vs Jarkko Nieminen — Marseille Semi-final

Marseille · ATP · Semi-final
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2007
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Baghdatis M.
3-6 6-3 6-2
Nieminen J.
Baghdatis M.
3662
Nieminen J.
6321

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Jarkko Nieminen 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Marseille semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Marcos Baghdatis had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marcos Baghdatis narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-09-18Davis Cup G2 R3: FIN vs CYPRRcarpetMarcos Baghdatis7-5 6-3 3-6 6-4
2009-01-04BrisbaneR32hardJarkko Nieminen5-7 6-1 6-4
2007-10-22BaselSFhardJarkko Nieminen7-6(4) 6-2
2007-04-06Davis Cup G2 R1: CYP vs FINRRclayMarcos Baghdatis6-2 6-4 6-3
2006-01-09AucklandR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Serve advantage — Baghdatis M.

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
Baghdatis M.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Baghdatis M.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Even
59
56
Break points saved·Even
92
88
Break points won·Slight edge
36
42
Deciding sets·Even
64
60
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
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
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Baghdatis M.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Soderling R.
6-27-62
Baghdatis M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-21-66-3
Soderling R.
Gasquet R.
6-17-64
Simon G.
Bjorkman J.
7-646-2
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
2-67-677-5
R16
Simon G.
Hewitt L.
6-13-2
Soderling R.
Johansson T.
6-47-5
Nieminen J.
Mahut N.
6-43-66-3
Benneteau J.
Ferrer D.
4-66-06-1
Gasquet R.
Gicquel M.
7-626-2
Youzhny M.
Santoro F.
6-746-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Saulnier C.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Seppi A.
6-16-0
R32
Seppi A.
Ancic M.
4-0
Santoro F.
Verdasco F.
6-33-2
Nieminen J.
Chardy J.
6-717-647-66
Johansson T.
Bastl G.
4-67-56-3
Gasquet R.
Hernych J.
6-17-5
Gicquel M.
Monfils G.
4-67-617-5
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
3-66-46-1
Bjorkman J.
Bracciali D.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Huta Galung J.
6-16-1
Hewitt L.
Llodra M.
4-66-16-4
Baghdatis M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Saulnier C.
Guez D.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Djokovic N.
6-44-67-6
Ferrer D.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Serra F.
2-66-16-2
Mahut N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4