Florent Serra vs Jarkko NieminenSan Jose Round of 32

San Jose · ATP · Round of 32
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2009
hard
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Serra F.
7-5 6-7 6-4
Nieminen J.
Serra F.
76162
Nieminen J.
57741

Florent Serra defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-5 6-7 6-4 in the San Jose round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Florent Serra came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Florent Serra extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-02-04MontpellierR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-3 6-2
2010-10-25MontpellierR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-7(4) 7-5 6-1
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardFlorent Serra3-6 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5
2009-02-23Delray BeachR32hardFlorent Serra6-3 7-6(5)
2006-01-02AdelaideQFhardFlorent Serra6-4 6-7(4) 6-2
2005-07-04BastadR32clayFlorent Serra7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Serra F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Serra F.

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·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
40
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Slight edge
37
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
70

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