Jarkko Nieminen vs Marat Safin — Estoril Quarter-final
Estoril · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2002 ·
clay
Nieminen J.4-6 7-5 6-3
Safin M.
Nieminen J.
4762
Safin M.
6531
Jarkko Nieminen defeated Marat Safin 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Estoril quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Jarkko Nieminen dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 4–6 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2004-09-13 | Beijing | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| 2003-04-21 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 3-6 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
39
42
Break points saved·Even
74
71
Break points won·Slight edge
33
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
42
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast