Jarkko Nieminen vs Xavier Malisse — Paris Masters Round of 64

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 November 2010
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Nieminen J.
6-4 6-3
Malisse X.
Nieminen J.
662
Malisse X.
43–

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-3 in the Paris Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-07AucklandR32hardXavier Malisse7-6(3) 6-3
2006-08-28US OpenR128hardXavier Malisse6-4 7-5 6-2
2003-04-21BarcelonaR32clayJarkko Nieminen6-3 4-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Even serve battle

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.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
6.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nieminen J.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
52
Break points saved·Even
88
85
Break points won·Slight edge
42
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
8°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 93%

Draw

Final
Soderling R.
Monfils G.
6-17-61
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Federer R.
7-676-717-64
Soderling R.
Llodra M.
6-707-57-66
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Davydenko N.
7-56-1
Federer R.
Melzer J.
6-17-64
Monfils G.
Murray A.
6-22-66-3
Soderling R.
Roddick A.
7-56-4
R16
Murray A.
Cilic M.
7-663-66-3
Monfils G.
Verdasco F.
6-747-627-5
Roddick A.
Gulbis E.
6-37-68
Soderling R.
Wawrinka S.
7-636-3
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
4-67-656-0
Llodra M.
Djokovic N.
7-666-2
Federer R.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Melzer J.
Ferrer D.
7-662-66-3
R32
Llodra M.
Isner J.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Youzhny M.
6-43-0
Monfils G.
Becker B.
7-646-4
Wawrinka S.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Melzer J.
Giraldo S.
6-37-66
Ferrer D.
Fognini F.
3-66-47-64
Soderling R.
Simon G.
6-46-0
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Almagro N.
7-636-4
Cilic M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-44-66-3
Davydenko N.
Bellucci T.
6-36-0
Djokovic N.
Monaco J.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.
Clement A.
3-66-36-0
Murray A.
Nalbandian D.
2-66-46-3
Berdych T.
Serra F.
6-36-1
R64
Gulbis E.
Chela J.
7-52-2
Clement A.
Lopez F.
6-787-676-3
Gasquet R.
Mahut N.
7-54-67-67
Stepanek R.
Russell M.
6-26-0
Giraldo S.
De Bakker T.
6-736-47-5
Fognini F.
Berrer M.
7-53-66-4
Nalbandian D.
Granollers M.
6-36-1
Stakhovsky S.
Marchenko I.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Ouanna J.
6-37-5
Simon G.
Golubev A.
3-66-46-3
Serra F.
Montanes A.
4-66-17-63
Bellucci T.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-655-76-3
Llodra M.
Starace P.
6-46-1
Monaco J.
Querrey S.
7-676-2