Jarkko Nieminen vs Steve Darcis, Montpellier 2015, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-2 7-6(3)
Venue and conditions
Sud de France ArenaPérols, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speed2.3 vs last year104.3Fast
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 worksAltitude7 mSea level
Match stats
1h 24m3Aces8
0Double faults1
37Service points won50
10Service games played10
7Service games won9
10Return games played10
3/650%Break points saved88%7/8
1/813%Break points converted50%3/6
Head to head
1Nieminen
1Darcis
2 meetingsHard 0–1Clay 1–0
- MontpellierRound of 16 · 5 Feb 2015HardThis matchSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Jarkko NieminenSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 63
- BastadRound of 16 · 10 Jul 2008ClayJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Steve DarcisSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
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.