Roger Federer #1 def. Jarkko Nieminen #34

7-6(7) 6-2

Roger Federer defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-6(7) 6-2 in the 2004 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.1%64.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%64.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.3%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.3%59.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.5%31.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
+5.2-3.6
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.
+3.6-5.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererJarkko Nieminen
Country SUI FIN
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jul 23, 1981
Age2222
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)134
Ranking points (entering)4,930960
Elo (entering)2,1651,809
Current career W-L1,219–272363–339
Current career earnings$130,594,339$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #536-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2004QF
Tommy Robredo #206-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 5, 2004R16
Marat Safin #307-6(2) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2004R32

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #324-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 2004F

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #156-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 6, 2004QF
Gregory Carraz #547-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 5, 2004R16
David Nalbandian #86-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2004R32