Olivier Rochus vs Jarkko NieminenDubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2008 ·
hard
45 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rochus O.
6-1 6-2
Nieminen J.
Rochus O.
662
Nieminen J.
120

Olivier Rochus defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-1 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Olivier Rochus came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Olivier Rochus extended the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

63
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-19StockholmQFhardOlivier Rochus6-3 2-6 6-1
2007-07-09BastadR32clayOlivier Rochus6-4 6-2
2007-01-08AucklandR32hardOlivier Rochus7-6 6-1
2006-02-20RotterdamQFhardJarkko Nieminen6-7 6-4 7-6
2006-01-09AucklandSFhardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-7 7-6
2003-06-23WimbledonR32grassOlivier Rochus7-6 6-3 6-1
2003-04-21BarcelonaR64clayJarkko Nieminen7-5 7-5
2003-02-24CopenhagenR32carpetOlivier Rochus6-3 6-2
2002-02-11CopenhagenR32carpetOlivier Rochus2-6 6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
39
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
67
74
Break points won·Even
35
33
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
71

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw