Juan Monaco vs Jarkko Nieminen — Rio de Janeiro Round of 16

Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Round of 16
ARG
Juan Monaco
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015
clay
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monaco J.
6-1 7-6
Nieminen J.
Monaco J.
6772
Nieminen J.
1640

Juan Monaco defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-1 7-6 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Juan Monaco came in defending last year's round of 16. Juan Monaco extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Juan Monaco came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-07-27KitzbuhelR16clayJuan Monaco6-3 6-4
2013-09-30TokyoR32hardJarkko Nieminen7-6(4) 6-1
2013-05-19DusseldorfFclayJuan Monaco6-4 6-3
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR64clayJuan Monaco7-5 7-5
2007-10-28Paris MastersR64hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-4
2006-10-02TokyoR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Monaco J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Monaco J.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Monaco J.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
73%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Monaco J.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
51
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
82
88
Break points won·Clear edge
55
42
Deciding sets·Even
62
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
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
Weather
29°CDrizzle
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 69%
Final
Ferrer D.[2]
Fognini F.[4]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Fognini F.[4]
Nadal R.[1]
1-66-27-5
Ferrer D.[2]
Haider Maurer A.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Cuevas P.[6]
4-67-56-0
Fognini F.[4]
Delbonis F.
6-46-7107-69
Haider Maurer A.
Souza J.
7-641-66-4
Ferrer D.[2]
Monaco J.
6-34-66-2
R16
Nadal R.[1]
Carreno Busta P.
7-56-3
Cuevas P.[6]
Montanes A.
6-26-2
Monaco J.
Nieminen J.
6-17-64
Delbonis F.
Klizan M.[8]
6-26-1
Ferrer D.[2]
De Bakker T.
7-682-0
Souza J.
Rola B.
6-46-796-4
Fognini F.[4]
Andujar P.
6-36-2
Haider Maurer A.
Robredo T.[3]
6-36-2
R32
Delbonis F.
Schwartzman D.
6-787-662-1
Carreno Busta P.
Berlocq C.
6-36-736-0
Montanes A.
Gonzalez M.
4-66-46-0
Cuevas P.[6]
Almagro N.
4-66-36-4
Andujar P.
Lorenzi P.
3-66-06-3
Robredo T.[3]
Ymer E.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.[2]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-3
Rola B.
Mayer L.[5]
4-67-634-1
Monaco J.
Giraldo S.[7]
6-33-0
Nieminen J.
Cecchinato M.
4-66-37-5
Fognini F.[4]
Vesely J.
1-67-676-1
Haider Maurer A.
Ramos A.
3-66-36-2
Klizan M.[8]
Lajovic D.
6-40-66-4
Souza J.
Arguello F.
6-26-1
De Bakker T.
Clezar G.
5-76-36-1
Nadal R.[1]
Bellucci T.
6-46-1