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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.9%77.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.0%72.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%43.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%80.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.1%65.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
20.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.3%29.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+6.7+2.3
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.
-2.3-6.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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-L363–3391,146–232
Current career earnings$7,743,345$195,569,265
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