Benoit Paire vs Jarkko Nieminen — Belgrade Quarter-final

Belgrade · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2012
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Paire B.
0-6 6-2 7-5
Nieminen J.
Paire B.
0672
Nieminen J.
6251

Benoit Paire defeated Jarkko Nieminen 0-6 6-2 7-5 in the Belgrade quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Benoit Paire claimed a first win over Jarkko Nieminen in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-09Queen's ClubR64grassJarkko Nieminen2-6 6-3 7-6(1)
2013-10-21ValenciaR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paire B.

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
Paire B.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
52%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
56
Break points saved·Even
90
88
Break points won·Slight edge
31
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
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

Draw

Final
Seppi A.
Paire B.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Seppi A.
Nalbandian D.
2-66-27-5
Paire B.
Andujar P.
6-31-66-3
Quarter-finals
Nalbandian D.
Souza J.
6-36-2
Paire B.
Nieminen J.
0-66-27-5
Andujar P.
Rosol L.
6-46-3
Seppi A.
Muller G.
6-46-3
R16
Souza J.
Lajovic D.
4-2
Rosol L.
Hanescu V.
7-646-3
Paire B.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-67-57-5
Andujar P.
Volandri F.
4-67-56-2
Nieminen J.
Veic A.
6-34-66-3
Nalbandian D.
Bedene A.
6-46-3
Muller G.
Schwank E.
6-37-60
Seppi A.
Dodig I.
6-46-2
R32
Paire B.
Fognini F.
6-16-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Kunitsyn I.
7-646-716-2
Dodig I.
Ungur A.
6-26-746-4
Veic A.
Kavcic B.
6-16-1
Hanescu V.
Gomez Herrera C.
6-25-76-3
Volandri F.
Djokovic M.
6-36-1
Rosol L.
Kubot L.
7-56-2
Schwank E.
Sela D.
6-27-62
Muller G.
Lacko L.
6-04-66-3
Bedene A.
Klizan M.
6-47-66
Lajovic D.
Donskoy E.
7-56-4
Souza J.
Harrison R.
6-36-3