Lleyton Hewitt vs Jarkko Nieminen, US Open 2005, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Hewitt won in 5 sets · 2h 24m
3–2
Set 12–6
Set 26–1
Set 33–6
Set 46–3
Set 56–1
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.6 vs last year102.9Average
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
2h 24m6Aces8
5Double faults1
76Service points won80
20Service games played20
17Service games won14
20Return games played20
4/757%Break points saved65%11/17
6/1735%Break points converted43%3/7
Head to head
5Hewitt
1Nieminen
6 meetingsHard 3–0Grass 0–1Clay 1–0Carpet 1–0
- US OpenQuarterfinal · 8 Sept 2005HardThis matchLleyton HewittSets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 3Set 5: 1
- WimbledonRound of 128 · 29 Jun 2015GrassJarkko NieminenSets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 11Lleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 0Set 5: 9
- StockholmRound of 16 · 17 Oct 2012HardLleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 62Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 2 Jun 2007ClayLleyton HewittSets won: 3Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5Set 4: 2
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 2002CarpetLleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 2002HardLleyton HewittSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
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.