QF US Open 2005

Lleyton Hewitt #4 def. Jarkko Nieminen #57

2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-1

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Jarkko Nieminen 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the 2005 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 9, 2005*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Lleyton Hewitt	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	6	8
Double faults	5	1
First serve %	60.0%	64.0%
First serve points won %	82.0%	63.0%
Second serve points won %	52.0%	52.0%
Break points saved %	57.0%	65.0%
Break points converted %	35.0%	43.0%
Service points won %	70.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	30.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Lleyton Hewitt	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	AUS	FIN
Birth date	Feb 24, 1981	Jul 23, 1981
Age	24	24
Height	178 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	57
Ranking points (entering)	3,335	667
Elo (entering)	2,113	1,838
Current career W-L	567–244	363–339
Current career earnings	$20,890,470	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

Lleyton Hewitt #4 2 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #57

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #17	6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2005	R16
Taylor Dent #27	6-3 3-6 6-7(2) 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2005	R32
Jose Acasuso #44	7-6(6) 7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2005	R64
Albert Costa #104	6-1 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2005	R128

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	3-6 6-7(0) 6-4 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2005	SF

Jarkko Nieminen's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #48	6-2 7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 2005	R16
Max Mirnyi #32	6-3 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2005	R32
Bjorn Phau #108	6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2005	R64
Karol Beck #36	6-4 2-6 7-5 0-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2005	R128