James Blake vs Jarkko Nieminen — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2009 ·
hard
Blake J.6-3 6-7 6-3
Nieminen J.
Blake J.
6662
Nieminen J.
3731
James Blake defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 16. James Blake extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
5–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-17 | Stockholm | SF | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 7-6 5-7 6-2 |
| 2010-10-18 | Stockholm | QF | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2007-10-07 | Stockholm | QF | hard | James Blake | 6-7 6-4 6-2 |
| 2006-10-09 | Stockholm | F | hard | James Blake | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2006-09-25 | Bangkok | QF | hard | James Blake | 6-2 2-6 7-5 |
| 2006-03-20 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | James Blake | 6-3 4-6 6-1 |
| 2003-08-18 | Long Island | QF | hard | James Blake | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
37
39
Break points saved·Even
71
74
Break points won·Slight edge
38
33
Deciding sets·Slight edge
56
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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast