Sam Querrey #89 def. Jarkko Nieminen #46

7-6(4) 5-7 6-4

Sam Querrey defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4 in the 2012 Italian Open first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 15, 2012*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2012
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R64
Duration: 2h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sam Querrey	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	4	5
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	56	61
First serve points won %	78	79
Second serve points won %	57	68
Break points saved %	71	33
Break points converted %	67	29
Service points won %	69	75
Return points won %	25	31
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Sam Querrey	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	USA	FIN
Birth date	Oct 7, 1987	Jul 23, 1981
Age	24	30
Height	198 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	89	46
Ranking points (entering)	600	932
Elo (entering)	1,808	1,830
Current career W-L	372–316	363–339
Current career earnings	$13,679,265	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

Sam Querrey #89 0 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #46

Path

Sam Querrey's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mikhail Kukushkin #51	3-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2012	Q2
Simone Bolelli #119	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 13, 2012	Q1

Sam Querrey's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Almagro #13	5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 16, 2012	R32

Jarkko Nieminen's path

No prior matches in this tournament.