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Jarkko Nieminen #26 def. Mardy Fish #43

3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 20, 2008*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Jarkko Nieminen
Score3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1
Loser Mardy Fish
Duration2h 37m
StatJarkko NieminenMardy Fish
Aces1113
Double faults43
First serve %7358
First serve points won %7679
Second serve points won %4743
Break points saved %9269
Break points converted %318
Service points won %6864
Return points won %3632
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenMardy Fish
Country FIN USA
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Dec 9, 1981
Age2626
Height185188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2643
Ranking points (entering)1,075685
Elo (entering)1,8391,783
Career W-L357–334290–211
Career earnings$7,743,345$7,460,641
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen 0 0 Mardy Fish

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2008R64 Jesse Levine 6-2 7-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2008R128 Frank Dancevic 6-3 6-1 5-7 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch data

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2008R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 3-6 7-6(7) 7-6(9) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Mardy Fish's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2008R64 Tommy Robredo 6-1 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2008R128 Boris Pashanski 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data