Kristof Vliegen vs Jarkko Nieminen — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Kristof Vliegen
44 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2007
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Vliegen K.
6-1 6-4
Nieminen J.
Vliegen K.
662
Nieminen J.
14–

Kristof Vliegen defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-1 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in defending last year's semi-final, but Kristof Vliegen had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Kristof Vliegen extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-09-20MetzR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-1
2007-06-11HalleR32grassJarkko Nieminen6-3 6-1
2006-05-01MunichSFclayKristof Vliegen6-1 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayKristof Vliegen1-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Vliegen K.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Vliegen K.

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
Vliegen K.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vliegen K.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
88
Break points won·Even
44
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
60
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
6°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 84%

Draw

Final
Youzhny M.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Davydenko N.
4-67-647-64
Youzhny M.
Djokovic N.
3-67-677-5
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Davydenko N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-766-46-4
Djokovic N.
Robredo T.
4-66-47-5
Youzhny M.
Ferrer D.
6-27-5
R16
Youzhny M.
Haase R.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Rochus O.
6-37-64
Davydenko N.
Gicquel M.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
De Voest R.
6-06-4
Djokovic N.
Pavel A.
6-786-16-3
Ferrer D.
Vliegen K.
6-46-2
Mayer F.
Van Scheppingen D.
7-56-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Stepanek R.
7-6127-66
R32
Haase R.
Karanusic R.
6-37-62
Vliegen K.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Rochus O.
Tipsarevic J.
4-66-26-4
Ferrer D.
Rochus C.
6-36-0
Van Scheppingen D.
Monfils G.
6-736-46-3
Mayer F.
Hrbaty D.
7-652-67-5
Stepanek R.
Hernych J.
6-27-5
Ljubicic I.
De Bakker T.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Bolelli S.
6-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Simon G.
6-33-1
Gicquel M.
Clement A.
6-46-3
De Voest R.
Verkerk M.
6-37-60
Davydenko N.
Berrer M.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
6-46-756-1
Pavel A.
Bracciali D.
6-16-1
Djokovic N.
Serra F.
7-666-4