Tatsuma Ito vs Jarkko NieminenKuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015 ·
hard
45 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ito T.
6-2 7-6
Nieminen J.
Ito T.
672
Nieminen J.
260

Tatsuma Ito defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-2 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarkko Nieminen came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Tatsuma Ito had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Tatsuma Ito claimed a first win over Jarkko Nieminen in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tatsuma Ito closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-15HalleQ2grassJarkko Nieminen6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
17
39
Break points saved·Dominant
26
74
Break points won·Clear edge
20
33
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
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

Draw