Jarkko Nieminen vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Adelaide 2008, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 5 Jan

Final

Jarkko Nieminen

WinnerRank #10292.4540%Upset

Nieminen won in 2 sets · 1h 4m

2–0

Set 16–2

Set 26–4

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

LostRank #2961.6560%

Venue

Memorial Drive (The Drive)

Adelaide, AUS· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

2.7vs last year

Wind

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

34%

Comfortable

Temperature

36°C

Hot

Altitude

25 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 4m

3Aces5

2Double faults2

39Service points won30

9Service games played9

9Service games won6

9Return games played9

3/3100%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted0%0/3

Head to head

2Nieminen

6Tsonga

8 meetings

Hard 2–5Clay 0–1

AdelaideSemifinal · 5 Jan 2008HardThis match
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
US OpenRound of 128 · 31 Aug 2015Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 29 May 2013Clay
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Miami MastersRound of 32 · 25 Mar 2013Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
ViennaRound of 16 · 27 Oct 2011Hard
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
Jarkko Nieminen · Retired
TokyoRound of 32 · 5 Oct 2010Hard
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 1

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Jarkko Nieminen vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Adelaide 2008, Semifinal

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Venue and conditions

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Head to head

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