Dancevic v Nieminen

Jarkko Nieminen takes it, 10–4 on categories

Nieminen wins on first serve in %. Dancevic’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Dancevic 144 matches, Nieminen 697 matches.

• Dancevic averages 8.4 aces a match to Nieminen’s 3.1 — 2.7 times as many.
• Nieminen has the better first serve in %: 65.4 to Dancevic’s 60.2.
• Nieminen has the better break points converted %: 41.6 to Dancevic’s 33.3.
• Winners’ edge: Nieminen’s team won 52%, Dancevic’s team won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Nieminen has 697 matches across 16 seasons, Dancevic 144 in 16 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.