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Jarkko Nieminen #37 def. Ivo Minar #81

6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Aug 28, 2008*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Jarkko Nieminen
Score6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Loser Ivo Minar
Duration3h 7m
StatJarkko NieminenIvo Minar
Aces75
Double faults25
First serve %6764
First serve points won %6368
Second serve points won %6150
Break points saved %8140
Break points converted %6019
Service points won %6361
Return points won %3937
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJarkko NieminenIvo Minar
Country FIN CZE
Birth dateJul 23, 1981May 21, 1984
Age2724
Height185183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3781
Ranking points (entering)930540
Elo (entering)1,7341,690
Career W-L357–33433–64
Career earnings$7,743,345$1,199,773
Pre-match H2H
Jarkko Nieminen 0 0 Ivo Minar

Path

Jarkko Nieminen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2008R128 Scoville Jenkins 6-3 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

Jarkko Nieminen's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 2008R32 Fernando Gonzalez 5-7 4-6 7-6(3) 1-6LH2HMatch data

Ivo Minar's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 27, 2008R128 Nicolas Kiefer 4-6 6-1 6-4 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data