Jarkko Nieminen #27 def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #43

6-2 6-4

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-4 in the 2008 Adelaide International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 5, 2008*
Tournament: Adelaide International
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 4m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jarkko Nieminen	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Aces	3	5
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	76	60
First serve points won %	81	80
Second serve points won %	38	30
Break points saved %	100	57
Break points converted %	43	0
Service points won %	71	60
Return points won %	40	29
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Jarkko Nieminen	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Country	FIN	FRA
Birth date	Jul 23, 1981	Apr 17, 1985
Age	26	22
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	27	43
Ranking points (entering)	995	714
Elo (entering)	1,841	1,816
Current career W-L	363–339	449–230
Current career earnings	$7,743,345	$22,524,073

Pre-match H2H

Jarkko Nieminen #27 0 – 0 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #43

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #77	7-6(5) 6-7(7) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 2008	QF
Frank Dancevic #72	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 2008	R16
Ivo Klec #224	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 2008	R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michael Llodra #93	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 2008	F

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lleyton Hewitt #21	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 2008	QF
Ernests Gulbis #61	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 2008	R16
Victor Hanescu #76	6-3 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 3, 2008	R32