Taylor Dent vs Jarkko Nieminen — Bangkok Semi-final
Bangkok · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2003 ·
hard
Dent T.7-6 6-2
Nieminen J.
Dent T.
762
Nieminen J.
620
Taylor Dent defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-6 6-2 in the Bangkok semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Taylor Dent had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Taylor Dent narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Dent closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-09 | Sydney | Q16 | hard | Taylor Dent | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2005-10-03 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 5-7 7-6 |
| 2004-09-13 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2003-04-14 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
38
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
67
74
Break points won·Clear edge
48
33
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
48
Tiebreaks·Even
67
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About