Simone Bolelli #39 def. Jarkko Nieminen #36

7-5 6-4

Simone Bolelli defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-5 6-4 in the 2008 Paris Masters first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 28, 2008*
Tournament: Paris Masters
Edition: 2008
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R64
Duration: 1h 30m

Match Statistics

Stat	Simone Bolelli	Jarkko Nieminen
Aces	2	7
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	69	58
First serve points won %	77	67
Second serve points won %	53	52
Break points saved %	67	62
Break points converted %	38	33
Service points won %	69	61
Return points won %	39	31
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Simone Bolelli	Jarkko Nieminen
Country	ITA	FIN
Birth date	Oct 8, 1985	Jul 23, 1981
Age	23	27
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	39	36
Ranking points (entering)	873	910
Elo (entering)	1,771	1,766
Current career W-L	113–157	363–339
Current career earnings	$8,890,805	$7,743,345

Pre-match H2H

Simone Bolelli #39 0 – 0 Jarkko Nieminen #36

Path

Simone Bolelli's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Florent Serra #61	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 2008	Q2
Chris Guccione #100	6-4 6-7(6) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 26, 2008	Q1

Simone Bolelli's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
James Blake #11	7-6(10) 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 29, 2008	R32

Jarkko Nieminen's path

No prior matches in this tournament.