Jarkko Nieminen vs James BlakeStockholm Quarter-final

Stockholm · ATP · Quarter-final
45 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2010 ·
hard
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nieminen J.
6-0 6-2
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
662
Blake J.
020

Jarkko Nieminen defeated James Blake 6-0 6-2 in the Stockholm quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-17StockholmSFhardJarkko Nieminen7-6 5-7 6-2
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardJames Blake6-3 6-7 6-3
2007-10-07StockholmQFhardJames Blake6-7 6-4 6-2
2006-10-09StockholmFhardJames Blake6-4 6-2
2006-09-25BangkokQFhardJames Blake6-2 2-6 7-5
2006-03-20Miami MastersR32hardJames Blake6-3 4-6 6-1
2003-08-18Long IslandQFhardJames Blake4-6 6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
39
37
Break points saved·Even
74
71
Break points won·Slight edge
33
38
Deciding sets·Slight edge
48
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
43

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw