Rainer Schuettler vs Jarkko Nieminen — Miami Masters Round of 64
Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 ·
hard
Schuettler R.4-6 6-2 6-3
Nieminen J.
Schuettler R.
4662
Nieminen J.
6231
Rainer Schuettler defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 64, but Rainer Schuettler had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Rainer Schuettler narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Rainer Schuettler dropped the opening set before beating Jarkko Nieminen 4–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
3–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-13 | Hamburg | R64 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2008-05-11 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2007-04-30 | Munich | R32 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-10-10 | Stockholm | R16 | hard | Rainer Schuettler | 6-3 3-0 |
| 2005-10-03 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2005-09-12 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2003-08-11 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Rainer Schuettler | 3-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 2002-10-14 | Madrid Masters | R64 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 1-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2001-12-31 | Doha | R32 | hard | Rainer Schuettler | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (86 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
14
39
Break points saved·Dominant
47
74
Break points won·Slight edge
44
33
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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