Jarkko Nieminen vs Chris Guccione — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
AUS
Chris Guccione
40 yrs · 201 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLWW
Nieminen J.
7-6 6-3
Guccione C.
Nieminen J.
71062
Guccione C.
683–

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Chris Guccione 7-6 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Chris Guccione came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Guccione C.

Guccione C.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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
Nieminen J.Guccione C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
13.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nieminen J.Guccione C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
41
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
76
Break points won·Even
42
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
57

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

Draw

Final
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
6-36-796-2
Semi-finals
Nalbandian D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Djokovic N.
6-47-63
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Tsonga J.
W/O
Gasquet R.
Chardy J.
6-27-64
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Hewitt L.
7-637-5
R16
Nieminen J.
Guccione C.
7-686-3
Tsonga J.
Bolelli S.
6-46-1
Ancic M.
Robredo T.
6-26-1
Djokovic N.
Mathieu P.
6-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Llodra M.
6-16-3
Chardy J.
Andreev I.
6-44-66-4
Hewitt L.
Tipsarevic J.
7-56-4
Gasquet R.
Simon G.
6-46-4
R32
Chardy J.
Stepanek R.
6-43-0
Llodra M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-06-2
Hewitt L.
Benneteau J.
5-76-26-4
Tipsarevic J.
Fish M.
6-43-66-4
Guccione C.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Lopez F.
6-27-69
Bolelli S.
Starace P.
7-616-4
Robredo T.
Melzer J.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
Malisse X.
4-67-656-3
Mathieu P.
Seppi A.
6-22-66-3
Gasquet R.
Tursunov D.
7-646-4
Andreev I.
Dancevic F.
7-626-3