Rik De Voest vs Jarkko Nieminen — Davis Cup G1 R2: RSA vs FIN Round Robin

Davis Cup G1 R2: RSA vs FIN · ATP · Round Robin
RSA
Rik De Voest
46 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 7 May 2010
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
De Voest R.
5-7 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-3
Nieminen J.
De Voest R.
566563
Nieminen J.
732732

Rik De Voest defeated Jarkko Nieminen 5-7 6-3 6-2 5-7 6-3 in the Davis Cup G1 R2: RSA vs FIN round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Rik De Voest had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Rik De Voest claimed a first win over Jarkko Nieminen in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-11Davis Cup G2 R1: FIN vs RSARRhardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
De Voest R.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs De Voest R.

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
De Voest R.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.