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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
72
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.3%68.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
58.7%52.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.3%46.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.5%50.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.5%45.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
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.
-8.6-12.5
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.
+12.5+8.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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