QF Stockholm Open 2007

James Blake #7 def. Jarkko Nieminen #26

6-7(1) 6-4 6-2

James Blake defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 in the 2007 Stockholm Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
104
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.0%67.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.4%71.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.7%51.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.7%64.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.2%34.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.8%48.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.5+1.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.5-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeJarkko Nieminen
Country USA FIN
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jul 23, 1981
Age2726
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)726
Ranking points (entering)2,2351,035
Elo (entering)1,9781,750
Current career W-L349–237363–339
Current career earnings$7,981,882$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #7 4 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #26

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frank Dancevic #696-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2007R16
Jonas Bjorkman #576-7(3) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2007R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #556-3 1-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2007SF

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Luczak #846-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2007R16
Tobias Kamke #2526-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2007R32