Jarkko Nieminen vs Florent SerraMontpellier Round of 32

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 32
45 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 February 2013 ·
hard
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nieminen J.
6-3 6-2
Serra F.
Nieminen J.
662
Serra F.
320

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Florent Serra 6-3 6-2 in the Montpellier round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Florent Serra came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Jarkko Nieminen narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-25MontpellierR32hardJarkko Nieminen6-7 7-5 6-1
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardFlorent Serra3-6 6-4 5-7 7-6 7-5
2009-02-23Delray BeachR32hardFlorent Serra6-3 7-6
2009-02-09San JoseR32hardFlorent Serra7-5 6-7(1) 6-4
2006-01-02AdelaideQFhardFlorent Serra6-4 6-7 6-2
2005-07-04BastadR32clayFlorent Serra7-5 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
30
Break points saved·Slight edge
74
67
Break points won·Even
33
30
Deciding sets·Even
48
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
38

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

Draw