Raemon Sluiter vs Jarkko Nieminen, Rotterdam 2003, Round of 16

ATP Intl Gold · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 20 Feb

Final

Raemon Sluiter

WinnerRank #10072.2042%Upset

Sluiter won in 3 sets · 2h 0m

2–1

Set 17–6⁷

Set 22–6

Set 36–3

Jarkko Nieminen

LostRank #10291.6158%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

2.3vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 0m

8Aces7

3Double faults2

78Service points won59

15Service games played14

12Service games won12

14Return games played15

13/1681%Break points saved33%1/3

2/367%Break points converted19%3/16

Head to head

2Sluiter

1Nieminen

3 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 1–0Carpet 0–1

RotterdamRound of 16 · 20 Feb 2003HardThis match
Raemon Sluiter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 29 May 2006Clay
Raemon Sluiter
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 2
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 1
Jarkko Nieminen · Retired
Bratislava ChallengerRound of 16 · 11 Nov 2004Carpet
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 6
Raemon Sluiter
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 3

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Raemon Sluiter vs Jarkko Nieminen, Rotterdam 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research