Hyung Taik Lee vs Jarkko NieminenIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2008
hard
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lee H.
4-6 7-6 6-3
Nieminen J.
Lee H.
47762
Nieminen J.
66531

Hyung Taik Lee defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Hyung Taik Lee had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Hyung Taik Lee claimed a first win over Jarkko Nieminen in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-18BarcelonaR64clayJarkko Nieminen6-4 7-6(4)
2002-08-05Cincinnati MastersR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-2 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Lee H.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lee H.

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
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
88
Break points won·Even
44
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
52
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
59
71

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw