Jarkko Nieminen vs Roger Federer, Dubai 2004, Semifinal

ATP Intl Gold · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 6 Mar

Final

Jarkko Nieminen

LostRank #10296.2516%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 21m

0–2

Set 16–7⁷

Set 22–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.1584%

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· 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

Average

2.4vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Match stats

1h 21m

0Aces3

3Double faults1

44Service points won43

10Service games played10

7Service games won9

10Return games played10

5/863%Break points saved75%3/4

1/425%Break points converted38%3/8

Head to head

0Nieminen

15Federer

15 meetings

Hard 0–10Clay 0–3Grass 0–1Carpet 0–1

DubaiSemifinal · 6 Mar 2004HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 2
IstanbulRound of 16 · 29 Apr 2015Clay
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
BrisbaneRound of 16 · 1 Jan 2014Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
RotterdamQuarterfinal · 17 Feb 2012Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6²
BaselRound of 16 · 2 Nov 2011Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
HalleRound of 32 · 8 Jun 2010Grass
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

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 Roger Federer, Dubai 2004, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research