Taylor Dent vs Jarkko Nieminen — Sydney Q16
Sydney · ATP · Q16
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 9 January 2010 ·
hard
Dent T.4-6 6-3 6-2
Nieminen J.
Dent T.
4662
Nieminen J.
6321
Taylor Dent defeated Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the Sydney q16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's final, but Taylor Dent had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Taylor Dent narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Dent dropped the opening set before beating Jarkko Nieminen 4–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-03 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 5-7 7-6 |
| 2004-09-13 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2003-09-22 | Bangkok | SF | hard | Taylor Dent | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2003-04-14 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
38
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
67
74
Break points won·Clear edge
48
33
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
48
Tiebreaks·Even
67
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