Nicolas Mahut vs Jarkko Nieminen — Bangkok Round of 16

Bangkok · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2008
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Mahut N.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Nieminen J.
Mahut N.
6362
Nieminen J.
4631

Nicolas Mahut defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Bangkok round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Nicolas Mahut had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Nicolas Mahut narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Mahut closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-02-12MarseilleR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 3-6 6-3
2003-10-27Paris MastersR64hardNicolas Mahut4-6 6-4 7-5
2003-08-25US OpenR128hardJarkko Nieminen6-2 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mahut N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

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
Mahut N.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mahut N.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
56
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Dominant
15
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
70

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

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Djokovic N.
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Monfils G.
6-06-3
Djokovic N.
Berdych T.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Soderling R.
6-47-5
Tsonga J.
Melzer J.
6-36-2
Monfils G.
Petzschner P.
7-666-4
Berdych T.
Mahut N.
7-666-3
R16
Mahut N.
Nieminen J.
6-43-66-3
Soderling R.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Stadler S.
6-16-3
Melzer J.
Troicki V.
6-47-64
Tsonga J.
Dlouhy L.
7-693-67-61
Monfils G.
Kendrick R.
6-47-64
Petzschner P.
Zverev M.
7-633-66-1
Berdych T.
Bolelli S.
7-56-1
R32
Troicki V.
Santoro F.
7-646-2
Soderling R.
Qureshi A.
6-26-4
Gabashvili T.
Berrer M.
6-46-3
Stadler S.
Benneteau J.
7-56-1
Dlouhy L.
Becker B.
6-47-64
Melzer J.
Young D.
6-36-3
Kendrick R.
Bastl G.
6-37-64
Zverev M.
Smeets R.
6-46-4
Petzschner P.
Safin M.
6-47-64
Nieminen J.
Djokovic M.
6-26-0
Mahut N.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-756-2
Bolelli S.
Bellucci T.
6-36-3