Taylor Dent vs Jarkko Nieminen, Cincinnati Masters 2010, Qualifying R2
Final score
Final
6-7(7) 6-2 6-4
Venue and conditions
Lindner Family Tennis CenterMason, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.7 vs last year104.7Fast
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 5m8Aces7
7Double faults2
69Service points won69
15Service games played15
15Service games won12
15Return games played15
5/5100%Break points saved73%8/11
3/1127%Break points converted0%0/5
Head to head
3Dent
3Nieminen
6 meetingsHard 3–2Clay 0–1
- Cincinnati MastersQualifying R2 · 15 Aug 2010HardThis matchTaylor DentSets won: 2Set 1: 67Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
- SydneyQualifying R2 · 9 Jan 2010HardTaylor DentSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- TokyoQuarterfinal · 7 Oct 2005HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 7Taylor DentSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 63
- BeijingRound of 16 · 16 Sept 2004HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Taylor DentSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- BangkokSemifinal · 27 Sept 2003HardTaylor DentSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 2
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 15 Apr 2003ClayJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Taylor DentSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 2
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.