R16 Montpellier Open 2015

Steve Darcis #125 def. Jarkko Nieminen #66

6-2 7-6(3)

Steve Darcis defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-2 7-6(3) in the 2015 Montpellier Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSteve DarcisJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
83
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.8%71.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.1%63.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.9%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
87.5%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%59.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%12.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.3%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.0%46.0%
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.
+0.8-4.5
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.
+4.5-0.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSteve DarcisJarkko Nieminen
Country BEL FIN
Birth dateMar 13, 1984Jul 23, 1981
Age3033
Height178 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12566
Ranking points (entering)433738
Elo (entering)1,7431,813
Current career W-L94–124363–339
Current career earnings$3,445,948$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
Steve Darcis #125 0 – 1 Jarkko Nieminen #66

Path

Steve Darcis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tatsuma Ito #876-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2015R32
Thomas Fabbiano #2536-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2015Q3
Gregoire Barrere #4377-6(1) 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 2015Q2
Laurynas Grigelis #3777-6(1) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 2015Q1

Steve Darcis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #206-4 2-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 7, 2015QF

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Lennard Struff #587-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2015R32