Stephane Robert vs Jarkko Nieminen, Sydney 2012, Qualifying R3
Final score
Final
6-2 6-2
Venue and conditions
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis CentreSydney Olympic Park, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed3.6 vs last year98.6Average
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 8m0Aces1
3Double faults3
16Service points won31
8Service games played8
1Service games won5
8Return games played8
1/813%Break points saved40%2/5
3/560%Break points converted88%7/8
Head to head
1Robert
2Nieminen
3 meetingsHard 1–1Carpet 0–1
- SydneyQualifying R3 · 8 Jan 2012HardThis matchJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Stephane RobertSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Le GosierSemifinal · 18 Mar 2011HardStephane RobertSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- Jersey 2Final · 15 Nov 2009CarpetJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Stephane RobertSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 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.