Jarkko Nieminen vs Olivier Rochus — Rotterdam Quarter-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2006 ·
hard
Nieminen J.6-7 6-4 7-6
Rochus O.
Nieminen J.
6672
Rochus O.
7461
Jarkko Nieminen defeated Olivier Rochus 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Olivier Rochus came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 16. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Jarkko Nieminen dropped the opening set before beating Olivier Rochus 6–7 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-19 | Stockholm | QF | hard | Olivier Rochus | 6-3 2-6 6-1 |
| 2008-03-03 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Olivier Rochus | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2007-07-09 | Bastad | R32 | clay | Olivier Rochus | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-01-08 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Olivier Rochus | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2006-01-09 | Auckland | SF | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 6-7 7-6 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Olivier Rochus | 7-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2003-04-21 | Barcelona | R64 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2003-02-24 | Copenhagen | R32 | carpet | Olivier Rochus | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-02-11 | Copenhagen | R32 | carpet | Olivier Rochus | 2-6 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
39
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
74
67
Break points won·Even
33
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
43
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast