Jarkko Nieminen vs Roger Federer, Rotterdam 2012, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 17 Feb

Final

Jarkko Nieminen

LostRank #102913.008%

Federer won in 2 sets · 1h 31m

0–2

Set 15–7

Set 26–7²

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0692%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

7.4vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 31m

4Aces8

4Double faults1

56Service points won54

12Service games played12

11Service games won12

12Return games played12

5/683%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted17%1/6

Head to head

0Nieminen

15Federer

15 meetings

Hard 0–10Clay 0–3Grass 0–1Carpet 0–1

RotterdamQuarterfinal · 17 Feb 2012HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6²
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
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
BaselRound of 16 · 23 Oct 2008Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷
Jarkko Nieminen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6¹

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, Rotterdam 2012, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research