Steve Darcis vs Jarkko Nieminen — Montpellier Round of 16

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2015
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Darcis S.
6-2 7-6
Nieminen J.
Darcis S.
6772
Nieminen J.
2630

Steve Darcis defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-2 7-6 in the Montpellier round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Steve Darcis had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Steve Darcis claimed a first win over Jarkko Nieminen in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Steve Darcis closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-07BastadR16clayJarkko Nieminen6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Darcis S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

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
Darcis S.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Darcis S.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
56
Break points saved·Even
87
88
Break points won·Slight edge
52
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
84
70

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
Weather
5°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Gasquet R.[4]
Janowicz J.[5]
3-0
Semi-finals
Gasquet R.[4]
Monfils G.[1]
6-46-3
Janowicz J.[5]
Sousa J.[7]
7-693-66-1
Quarter-finals
Sousa J.[7]
Kohlschreiber P.[3]
7-656-4
Janowicz J.[5]
Simon G.[2]
6-27-5
Gasquet R.[4]
Istomin D.[6]
6-36-4
Monfils G.[1]
Darcis S.
4-66-26-3
R16
Darcis S.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Istomin D.[6]
Sela D.
7-616-2
Kohlschreiber P.[3]
Mathieu P.
3-67-656-4
Janowicz J.[5]
Paire B.
6-23-66-3
Simon G.[2]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.[4]
Pouille L.
6-37-66
Monfils G.[1]
De Schepper K.
6-47-63
Sousa J.[7]
Kamke T.
4-66-46-3
R32
De Schepper K.
Ilhan M.
6-43-66-3
Istomin D.[6]
Jaziri M.
3-6
Darcis S.
Ito T.
6-26-2
Pouille L.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-47-64
Kamke T.
Millot V.
2-66-37-5
Janowicz J.[5]
Brown D.
2-67-617-5
Paire B.
Basilashvili N.
5-76-26-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Beck A.
3-66-36-4
Sousa J.[7]
Lokoli L.
6-26-4
Mathieu P.
Daniel T.
6-36-756-1
Nieminen J.
Struff J.[8]
7-656-3
Sela D.
Zopp J.
6-36-4