Jarkko Nieminen vs Rik De Voest — Davis Cup G2 R1: FIN vs RSA Round Robin

Davis Cup G2 R1: FIN vs RSA · ATP · Round Robin
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 11 April 2008
hard
RSA
Rik De Voest
46 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Nieminen J.
6-4 6-3 7-5
De Voest R.
Nieminen J.
6673
De Voest R.
435–

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Rik De Voest 6-4 6-3 7-5 in the Davis Cup G2 R1: FIN vs RSA round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rik De Voest came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jarkko Nieminen claimed a first win over Rik De Voest in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jarkko Nieminen closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-07Davis Cup G1 R2: RSA vs FINRRhardRik De Voest5-7 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs De Voest R.

De Voest R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

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
Nieminen J.De Voest R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.