R16 Italian Open 2003

Martin Verkerk #68 def. Jarkko Nieminen #35

6-0 6-3

Martin Verkerk defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-0 6-3 in the 2003 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMartin VerkerkJarkko Nieminen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
80
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%61.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
95.0%55.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.0%37.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%48.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.4%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.0%40.0%
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.
+12.5-13.9
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.
+13.9-12.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMartin VerkerkJarkko Nieminen
Country NED FIN
Birth dateOct 31, 1978Jul 23, 1981
Age2421
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6835
Ranking points (entering)607940
Elo (entering)1,6381,835
Current career W-L56–64363–339
Current career earnings$1,564,520$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H

Path

Martin Verkerk's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #66-7(6) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2003R32
Vincent Spadea #306-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2003R64

Martin Verkerk's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #243-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2003QF

Jarkko Nieminen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #417-5 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2003R32
Paradorn Srichaphan #106-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2003R64