Jarkko Nieminen vs Kristof VliegenHalle Round of 32

Halle · ATP · Round of 32
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2007
grass
44 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
Nieminen J.
6-3 6-1
Vliegen K.
Nieminen J.
662
Vliegen K.
31

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Kristof Vliegen 6-3 6-1 in the Halle round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kristof Vliegen came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's semi-final. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-09-20MetzR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-1
2007-02-19RotterdamR32hardKristof Vliegen6-1 6-4
2006-05-01MunichSFclayKristof Vliegen6-1 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayKristof Vliegen1-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Vliegen K.

Vliegen K.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

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

Clutch

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

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
24°CMainly clear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 68%