Igor Sijsling vs Jarkko NieminenBangkok Round of 32

Bangkok · ATP · Round of 32
38 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 23 September 2013
hard
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sijsling I.
6-3 7-6
Nieminen J.
Sijsling I.
6772
Nieminen J.
362

Igor Sijsling defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 7-6 in the Bangkok round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Igor Sijsling narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Igor Sijsling closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR32clayJarkko Nieminen6-3 6-2
2013-05-19DusseldorfSFclayJarkko Nieminen7-5 4-6 6-3
2013-03-07Indian Wells MastersR128hardJarkko Nieminen4-6 6-3 6-3
2012-06-17s HertogenboschR32grassIgor Sijsling6-2 6-4
2012-02-13RotterdamR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-1 6-7(7) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sijsling I.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sijsling I.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
11
56
Break points saved·Dominant
60
88
Break points won·Dominant
16
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
70

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