Jarkko Nieminen #40 def. Novak Djokovic #3

6-4 7-6(3)

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(3) in the 2009 Sydney International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenNovak Djokovic
Aces22
Double faults31
First serve %6577
First serve points won %7272
Second serve points won %6744
Break points saved %10080
Break points converted %200
Service points won %7066
Return points won %3430
Total points won %5347

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenNovak Djokovic
Country FIN SRB
Birth dateJul 23, 1981May 22, 1987
Age2721
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)403
Ranking points (entering)1,60010,590
Elo (entering)1,7902,116
Current career W-L363–3391,141–231
Current career earnings$7,743,345$194,691,590
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009QF
Chris Guccione #1327-6(8) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16
Feliciano Lopez #286-2 7-6(9)WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #113-6 7-6(9) 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2009F

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #356-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009QF
Paul-Henri Mathieu #296-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16