Kristof Vliegen vs Jarkko Nieminen — Rotterdam Round of 32
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2007 ·
hard
Vliegen K.6-1 6-4
Nieminen J.
Vliegen K.
662
Nieminen J.
140
Kristof Vliegen defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-1 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in defending last year's semi-final, but Kristof Vliegen had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Kristof Vliegen extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kristof Vliegen dropped just 5 games past Jarkko Nieminen.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-20 | Metz | R16 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2007-06-11 | Halle | R32 | grass | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2006-05-01 | Munich | SF | clay | Kristof Vliegen | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2006-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Kristof Vliegen | 1-6 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
28
39
Break points saved·Dominant
48
74
Break points won·Slight edge
39
33
Deciding sets·Even
46
48
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast