Jarkko Nieminen vs Benoit Paire, Belgrade 2012, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Paire won in 3 sets · 1h 39m
1–2
Set 16–0
Set 22–6
Set 35–7
Venue and conditions
Teniski centar NovakBelgrade, SRB
ClayCourt speed4.9 vs last year95.9Slow
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 39m1Aces4
4Double faults6
49Service points won46
13Service games played13
8Service games won8
13Return games played13
10/1567%Break points saved44%4/9
5/956%Break points converted33%5/15
Head to head
2Nieminen
1Paire
3 meetingsClay 0–1Grass 1–0Hard 1–0
- BelgradeQuarterfinal · 4 May 2012ClayThis matchBenoit PaireSets won: 2Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 5
- Queen's ClubRound of 64 · 10 Jun 2014GrassJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Benoit PaireSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 61
- ValenciaRound of 32 · 23 Oct 2013HardJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Benoit PaireSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 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.