QF Milan 2003

Jarkko Nieminen #37 def. Richard Krajicek #85

7-6(7) 7-5

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Richard Krajicek 7-6(7) 7-5 in the 2003 Milan quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenRichard Krajicek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
211
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.9%53.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.7%84.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%35.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.9%61.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.6%39.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.3%49.7%
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.
-1.6-1.0
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.
+1.0+1.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenRichard Krajicek
Country FIN NED
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Dec 6, 1971
Age2131
Height185 cm196 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3785
Ranking points (entering)945465
Elo (entering)1,7541,807
Current career W-L363–339408–207
Current career earnings$7,743,345$10,077,425
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Antony Dupuis #647-6(4) 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 31, 2003R16
Michel Kratochvil #806-4 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2003R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #266-7(8) 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 2003SF

Richard Krajicek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #573-6 6-3 7-6(13)WH2HMatch dataJan 31, 2003R16
Nikolay Davydenko #617-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2003R32