Taylor Dent vs Jarkko Nieminen — Sydney Qualifying Round of 16

SydneyQ16QualifyingHardSat 9 JanFinal

Taylor Dent defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Sydney qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's final, but Taylor Dent had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Taylor Dent narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Dent T. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Dent T. and Nieminen J. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Dent T. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Nieminen J. 1–0 (100%).

1–0100%Dent T. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–0100%Nieminen J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–2Sets2–0
31–29Games12–6
1–1Tiebreaks0–0
1–0Deciding sets0–0

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Nieminen J. leads 3–2
23

Hard: level 2–2 · Clay: Nieminen J. leads 1–0

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Dent T.Nieminen J.1 826ELO1 7941 707Hard ELO1 6795–5Last 105–528Age28188 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Taylor Dent beat Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-3 6-2. Umpiry, "Taylor Dent vs Jarkko Nieminen — Sydney Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2010-01-09/dent-vs-nieminen-sydney-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 9 January 2010).