SF Stockholm Open 2011

Jarkko Nieminen #73 def. James Blake #69

7-6(5) 5-7 6-2

Jarkko Nieminen defeated James Blake 7-6(5) 5-7 6-2 in the 2011 Stockholm Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenJames Blake
Aces56
Double faults17
First serve %77.0%56.0%
First serve points won %67.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %70.0%32.0%
Break points saved %50.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%50.0%
Service points won %67.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%33.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenJames Blake
Country FIN USA
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Dec 28, 1979
Age3031
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7369
Ranking points (entering)701724
Elo (entering)1,8031,844
Current career W-L363–339349–237
Current career earnings$7,743,345$7,981,882
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen #73 1 6 James Blake #69

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tobias Kamke #1093-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2011QF
Stan Wawrinka #196-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2011R16
Marius Copil #2196-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2011R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #105-7 6-3 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2011F

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #58(w/o)WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2011QF
Juan Martin del Potro #156-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2011R16
Olivier Rochus #727-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2011R32