QF ASB Classic 2006

Jarkko Nieminen #29 def. Nicolas Massu #65

6-3 7-6(4)

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Nicolas Massu 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2006 ASB Classic quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJarkko NieminenNicolas Massu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
16
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.3%60.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.5%70.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.0%68.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.3%69.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.4%30.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.7%47.3%
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.
+6.9+7.2
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.
-7.2-6.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenNicolas Massu
Country FIN CHI
Birth dateJul 23, 1981Oct 10, 1979
Age2426
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2965
Ranking points (entering)1,070565
Elo (entering)1,8201,669
Current career W-L363–339226–219
Current career earnings$7,743,345$4,344,833
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen #29 2 – 0 Nicolas Massu #65

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Goldstein #666-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2006R16
Marcos Baghdatis #526-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivier Rochus #276-4 6-7(4) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2006SF

Nicolas Massu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christophe Rochus #446-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2006R16
Dominik Hrbaty #156-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32