James Blake vs Jarkko Nieminen — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2009
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
6-3 6-7 6-3
Nieminen J.
Blake J.
66662
Nieminen J.
37831

James Blake defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-17StockholmSFhardJarkko Nieminen7-6(5) 5-7 6-2
2010-10-18StockholmQFhardJarkko Nieminen6-0 6-2
2007-10-07StockholmQFhardJames Blake6-7(1) 6-4 6-2
2006-10-09StockholmFhardJames Blake6-4 6-2
2006-09-25BangkokQFhardJames Blake6-2 2-6 7-5
2006-03-20Miami MastersR32hardJames Blake6-3 4-6 6-1
2003-08-18Long IslandQFhardJames Blake4-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blake 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
Blake J.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
56
Break points saved·Even
88
88
Break points won·Slight edge
51
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 22%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Murray A.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
6-47-64
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-34-66-1
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Verdasco F.
6-37-65
Murray A.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-66
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
6-26-4
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-36-2
R16
Murray A.
Robredo T.
6-23-0
del Potro J.
Isner J.
7-647-63
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-677-66
Roddick A.
Ferrer D.
7-653-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
4-67-657-64
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
3-67-656-0
Verdasco F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-43-66-1
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
6-35-76-2
R32
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
6-37-63
Andreev I.
Tsonga J.
7-56-4
Robredo T.
Cilic M.
7-57-62
Murray A.
Mathieu P.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-3
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
6-36-2
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
7-56-1
Wawrinka S.
Querrey S.
2-67-57-68
Djokovic N.
Haas T.
6-27-61
del Potro J.
Melzer J.
6-22-67-62
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Isner J.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Troicki V.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Chardy J.
3-66-46-4
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-47-64
R64
Chardy J.
Fish M.
7-647-61
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
3-3
Kiefer N.
Reynolds B.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Bellucci T.
7-56-1
Lapentti N.
Soderling R.
6-47-67
Nadal R.
Berrer M.
6-26-1
Tursunov D.
Russell M.
7-654-66-3
Troicki V.
Berdych T.
6-36-1
Nalbandian D.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Monfils G.
6-756-16-4
Safin M.
Massu N.
6-37-62
Melzer J.
Dent T.
7-56-2
del Potro J.
Sweeting R.
6-766-36-1
Djokovic N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
6-746-26-4
Querrey S.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Seppi A.
6-16-3
Ferrer D.
Widom T.
6-47-5
Roddick A.
Koellerer D.
6-17-63
Simon G.
Lu Y.
5-76-46-4
Andreev I.
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Tsonga J.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Gicquel M.
7-646-4
Karlovic I.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Hewitt L.
4-66-26-3
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
6-36-766-3
Gasquet R.
Llodra M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Patience O.
6-756-36-3
Mathieu P.
Starace P.
6-46-7116-4
Murray A.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Cilic M.
Darcis S.
6-746-26-1
R128
Seppi A.
Chela J.
6-24-1
Darcis S.
Granollers M.
5-0
Troicki V.
Youzhny M.
7-52-1
Widom T.
Navarro I.
6-47-64
Chardy J.
Hanescu V.
6-43-66-2
Reynolds B.
Fognini F.
4-66-06-2
Koellerer D.
Zverev M.
2-67-56-2
Lu Y.
Lammer M.
7-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Gabashvili T.
Acasuso J.
6-24-66-3
Russell M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-2
Kunitsyn I.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
Starace P.
Gremelmayr D.
7-666-1
Montanes A.
Serra F.
6-36-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Giraldo S.
4-66-17-5
Llodra M.
Lopez F.
6-46-3
Bellucci T.
Tipsarevic J.
5-77-56-2
Nieminen J.
Devilder N.
7-666-1
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
7-636-3
Stakhovsky S.
Evans B.
2-66-36-0
Gicquel M.
Bolelli S.
7-56-3
Berrer M.
Anderson K.
6-36-3
Isner J.
Rochus C.
6-16-4
Kendrick R.
Phau B.
7-56-2
Massu N.
Schwank E.
7-616-756-4
Dent T.
Junqueira D.
6-17-63
Sweeting R.
Odesnik W.
1-66-47-65
Vassallo Arguello M.
De Voest R.
7-57-63
Haas T.
Hernandez O.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Canas G.
7-626-2