SF Marseille 2007

Marcos Baghdatis #17 def. Jarkko Nieminen #20

3-6 6-3 6-2

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Jarkko Nieminen 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the 2007 Marseille semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcos BaghdatisJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
74
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
43.2%58.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.4%65.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.4%37.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.4%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%44.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.6%49.4%
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.
-7.8-9.7
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.
+9.7+7.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarcos BaghdatisJarkko Nieminen
Country CYP FIN
Birth dateJun 17, 1985Jul 23, 1981
Age2125
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1720
Ranking points (entering)1,3651,320
Elo (entering)1,9001,793
Current career W-L327–274363–339
Current career earnings$8,918,917$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marcos Baghdatis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #222-6 7-6(7) 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 2007QF
Cyril Saulnier #2596-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2007R16
Janko Tipsarevic #756-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2007R32

Marcos Baghdatis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #584-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2007F

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #436-2 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 2007QF
Nicolas Mahut #656-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2007R16
Jeremy Chardy #2726-7(1) 7-6(4) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2007R32