Jarkko Nieminen vs Radek Stepanek — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nieminen J.
7-6 5-7 6-1
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
77562
Stepanek R.
65711

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6 5-7 6-1 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Jarkko Nieminen came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayJarkko Nieminen6-3 7-6(3)
2012-01-01BrisbaneR16hardRadek Stepanek7-6(3) 6-2
2011-07-31WashingtonR16hardRadek Stepanek6-4 3-6 6-2
2008-05-05Rome MastersR64clayRadek Stepanek6-3 3-6 6-3
2006-05-08Rome MastersR32clayRadek Stepanek6-4 7-6(5)
2003-04-28MunichQFclayJarkko Nieminen6-1 6-1
2003-02-10MarseilleR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-2 4-6 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Nieminen J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nieminen J.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
64
Break points saved·Even
88
92
Break points won·Even
42
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
79
Tiebreaks·Even
70
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Istomin D.
7-6126-3
Quarter-finals
Istomin D.
Gasquet R.
6-47-64
Benneteau J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.
del Potro J.
7-676-4
Nieminen J.
Reynolds B.
6-36-3
R16
Nieminen J.
Stepanek R.
7-655-76-1
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Ebden M.
3-67-57-63
Istomin D.
Sweeting R.
6-26-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Troicki V.
7-656-4
Gasquet R.
Fognini F.
6-26-1
del Potro J.
Kubot L.
6-46-2
Reynolds B.
Isner J.
3-66-46-3
R32
Ebden M.
Granollers M.
6-13-66-3
Benneteau J.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Haase R.
6-41-66-4
Troicki V.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-2
Sweeting R.
Muller G.
3-67-627-5
Istomin D.
Andujar P.
6-32-66-3
Baghdatis M.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Kubot L.
Dodig I.
7-647-5
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-746-46-4
Fognini F.
Russell M.
2-66-26-0
Reynolds B.
Stakhovsky S.
7-56-3
Nieminen J.
Duckworth J.
6-26-2