Jarkko Nieminen vs Roger Federer, Basel 2008, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 23 Oct

Final

Jarkko Nieminen

LostRank #102914.507%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 36m

0–2

Set 16–7⁶

Set 26–7¹

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0693%

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· 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

1.4vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 36m

1Aces11

2Double faults0

49Service points won58

12Service games played12

9Service games won9

12Return games played12

2/540%Break points saved63%5/8

3/838%Break points converted60%3/5

Head to head

0Nieminen

15Federer

15 meetings

Hard 0–10Clay 0–3Grass 0–1Carpet 0–1

BaselRound of 16 · 23 Oct 2008HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6¹
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

Pro

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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Jarkko Nieminen vs Roger Federer, Basel 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research