Jarkko Nieminen #77 def. Radek Stepanek #31

7-6(5) 5-7 6-1

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6(5) 5-7 6-1 in the 2012 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenRadek Stepanek
Aces41
Double faults72
First serve %74.0%69.0%
First serve points won %59.0%52.0%
Second serve points won %42.0%47.0%
Break points saved %40.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%60.0%
Service points won %54.0%50.0%
Return points won %50.0%46.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenRadek Stepanek
Country FIN CZE
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Nov 27, 1978
Age3033
Height185 cm186 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7731
Ranking points (entering)6661,230
Elo (entering)1,8441,898
Current career W-L363–339366–285
Current career earnings$7,743,345$11,343,464
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Duckworth #2516-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2012R32
Stephane Robert #1076-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2012Q3
Andre Begemann #2106-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2012Q2
Amer Delic #2096-1 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2012Q1

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bobby Reynolds #1266-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2012QF

Radek Stepanek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xavier Malisse #636-7(4) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2012R32