James Blake #13 def. Jarkko Nieminen #57

6-3 6-7(6) 6-3

James Blake defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 in the 2009 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
145
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
62
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.3%64.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.7%62.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.5%54.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
91.7%72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.8%59.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%8.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.4%36.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
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.
+0.4-3.8
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.
+3.8-0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeJarkko Nieminen
Country USA FIN
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jul 23, 1981
Age2927
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1357
Ranking points (entering)2,9901,210
Elo (entering)1,8961,736
Current career W-L349–237363–339
Current career earnings$7,981,882$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #13 5 0 Jarkko Nieminen #57

Path

James Blake's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #175-7 1-6LH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2009R32

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Devilder #627-6(6) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2009R128