R64 Miami Open 2008

Nicolas Kiefer #51 def. Jarkko Nieminen #26

6-3 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-2 in the 2008 Miami Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas KieferJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
84
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.9%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.9%67.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.5%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.5%59.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.5%23.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.2%39.8%
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.
+13.2-3.7
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.
+3.7-13.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas KieferJarkko Nieminen
Country GER FIN
Birth dateJul 5, 1977Jul 23, 1981
Age3026
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5126
Ranking points (entering)7101,210
Elo (entering)1,8461,801
Current career W-L347–255363–339
Current career earnings$7,480,465$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #624-6 7-6(9) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 29, 2008R128

Nicolas Kiefer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #22-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 1, 2008R32

Jarkko Nieminen's path

No prior matches in this tournament.