Fernando Gonzalez #11 def. Jarkko Nieminen #37

7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1

Fernando Gonzalez defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 in the 2008 US Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 31, 2008*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 39m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Gonzalez	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	12	3
Double faults	6	3
First serve %	58	61
First serve points won %	79	60
Second serve points won %	57	46
Break points saved %	50	61
Break points converted %	39	50
Service points won %	70	54
Return points won %	46	30
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Gonzalez	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	CHI	FIN
Birth date	Jul 29, 1980	Jul 23, 1981
Age	28	27
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	11	37
Ranking points (entering)	1,615	930
Elo (entering)	1,951	1,739
Current career W-L	340–194	363–339
Current career earnings	$8,862,276	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Gonzalez #11 4 – 1 Jarkko Nieminen #37

Path

Fernando Gonzalez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bobby Reynolds #89	7-6(6) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Ivan Navarro #75	7-6(3) 6-3 4-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128

Fernando Gonzalez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #8	2-6 4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2008	R16

Jarkko Nieminen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivo Minar #81	6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2008	R64
Scoville Jenkins #196	6-3 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2008	R128