Jarkko Nieminen vs Nicolas Mahut, US Open 2003, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Nieminen won in 3 sets · 1h 49m
3–0
Set 16–2
Set 26–4
Set 37–5
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.7 vs last year102.4Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 49m8Aces17
4Double faults11
58Service points won57
15Service games played15
12Service games won8
15Return games played15
7/1070%Break points saved53%8/15
7/1547%Break points converted30%3/10
Head to head
2Nieminen
2Mahut
4 meetingsHard 2–1Carpet 0–1
- US OpenRound of 128 · 27 Aug 2003HardThis matchJarkko NieminenSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Nicolas MahutSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
- BangkokRound of 16 · 25 Sept 2008HardNicolas MahutSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- MarseilleRound of 16 · 15 Feb 2007HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Nicolas MahutSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- Paris MastersRound of 64 · 27 Oct 2003CarpetNicolas MahutSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
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.