Jarkko Nieminen vs Steve Darcis — Bastad Round of 16

Bastad · ATP · Round of 16
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2008
clay
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Nieminen J.
6-3 6-1
Darcis S.
Nieminen J.
662
Darcis S.
31–

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Steve Darcis 6-3 6-1 in the Bastad round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Darcis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jarkko Nieminen claimed a first win over Steve Darcis in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-02MontpellierR16hardSteve Darcis6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Darcis S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Serve advantage — Darcis S.

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.Darcis S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nieminen J.Darcis S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
69
Break points saved·Even
88
87
Break points won·Slight edge
42
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Robredo T.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Robredo T.
Ferrer D.
2-66-16-2
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
2-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Verdasco F.
Rehnquist B.
2-66-16-0
Ferrer D.
Soderling R.
7-56-736-1
Robredo T.
Nieminen J.
6-27-64
Berdych T.
Starace P.
6-36-2
R16
Verdasco F.
Eleskovic E.
6-04-2
Ferrer D.
Pashanski B.
7-56-1
Rehnquist B.
Ryderstedt M.
6-37-5
Berdych T.
Johansson T.
7-626-2
Starace P.
Safin M.
7-643-66-4
Nieminen J.
Darcis S.
6-36-1
Robredo T.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Rochus O.
6-36-3
R32
Eleskovic E.
Volandri F.
6-46-4
Rehnquist B.
Przysiezny M.
7-56-2
Ryderstedt M.
Goransson T.
6-16-2
Johansson T.
Prpic F.
7-646-3
Safin M.
Lopez M.
7-667-5
Starace P.
Moya C.
6-747-666-4
Nieminen J.
Roitman S.
6-46-2
Darcis S.
Koellerer D.
7-646-0
Bjorkman J.
Granollers M.
6-36-1
Rochus O.
Gicquel M.
6-36-4
Pashanski B.
Massu N.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Fognini F.
6-16-747-5