Marcos Baghdatis vs Jarkko Nieminen — Marseille Semi-final
Marseille · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2007 ·
hard
Baghdatis M.3-6 6-3 6-2
Nieminen J.
Baghdatis M.
3662
Nieminen J.
6321
Marcos Baghdatis defeated Jarkko Nieminen 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Marseille semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Marcos Baghdatis had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marcos Baghdatis narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marcos Baghdatis dropped the opening set before beating Jarkko Nieminen 3–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-18 | Davis Cup G2 R3: FIN vs CYP | RR | carpet | Marcos Baghdatis | 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2009-01-04 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 5-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2007-10-22 | Basel | SF | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2007-04-06 | Davis Cup G2 R1: CYP vs FIN | RR | clay | Marcos Baghdatis | 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
| 2006-01-09 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
50
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
74
Break points won·Even
30
33
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
48
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
71
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