Marat Safin vs Jarkko Nieminen, Estoril 2002, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Nieminen won in 3 sets · 1h 52m
1–2
Set 16–4
Set 25–7
Set 33–6
Venue and conditions
Complexo de Ténis do JamorCruz Quebrada, POR
ClayCourt speed1.0 vs last year94.0Slow
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 worksConditionsForecast not yet available
Match stats
1h 52m4Aces0
3Double faults4
46Service points won65
15Service games played16
10Service games won12
16Return games played15
2/729%Break points saved64%7/11
4/1136%Break points converted71%5/7
Head to head
6Safin
2Nieminen
8 meetingsClay 2–1Hard 4–1
- EstorilQuarterfinal · 2002ClayThis matchJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 15 Apr 2007ClayMarat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 15 Mar 2006HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Marat SafinSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 13 Mar 2005HardMarat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 5
- BeijingSemifinal · 18 Sept 2004HardMarat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- Australian OpenRound of 64 · 21 Jan 2004HardMarat SafinSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 4
Form and path
Marat Safin4–2
Paris MastersHard
St. PetersburgHard
- LSemifinalSergiy StakhovskySets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- WQuarterfinalMarat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Denis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 64
- WRound of 16Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Igor AndreevSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Igor Andreev · Retired
- WRound of 32Marat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Richard GasquetSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4
Jarkko Nieminen1–5
StockholmHard
TokyoHard
Kuala LumpurHard
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- 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.