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David Nalbandian #4 def. Jarkko Nieminen #24

2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jan 22, 2006*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R32
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
Loser	Jarkko Nieminen
Duration	2h 54m

Stat	David Nalbandian	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	6	3
Double faults	3	1
First serve %	65	68
First serve points won %	62	58
Second serve points won %	58	45
Break points saved %	69	63
Break points converted %	37	31
Service points won %	61	54
Return points won %	46	39
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	ARG	FIN
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Jul 23, 1981
Age	24	24
Height	180	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	24
Ranking points (entering)	2,370	1,230
Elo (entering)	1,994	1,874
Career W-L	356–185	357–334
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 4 – 3 Jarkko Nieminen

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 20, 2006	R64	Stan Wawrinka	6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2006	R128	Danai Udomchoke	6-2 6-2 1-6 6-7(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

David Nalbandian's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 25, 2006	R16	Tommy Robredo	6-3 6-0 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Jarkko Nieminen's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 20, 2006	R64	Jimmy Wang	6-2 7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2006	R128	Marc Kimmich	6-2 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data