Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminenis a Finnish former professional tennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won two ATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open, the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2008 Australian Open...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth23 July 1981
knew second
The second set was huge. I knew at the end of the second set that I could win.
bit confident hear seem surprised
Usually you hear those, ... I was also a little bit surprised that he didn't seem to feel so confident on the court.
fights-and-fighting match miss
Olivier just couldn't miss when I had a match point. All I could do was just keep fighting.
felt win
I felt many times that I could win this match,
difficult emotions feelings feels finally finals finish great played win won
It's difficult to put my feelings and emotions into words. It really feels great to finally win a title. I've played well in many semifinals and finals but then haven't been able to finish it, but now I've finally won a title, so it feels unbelievable.
against fighting great happy hard match matter tough
It was a great match and it's always tough to play against Olivier. I am just happy to win, it doesn't matter what it takes. We were fighting hard the whole time.
helps hopefully
It's getting more popular, ... Hopefully this helps even more, when I play well here.
enjoyed good hard match quality tough win work
It was a very tough but I think it was a good quality match. There were some good rallies and I really had to work hard to win this match but I really enjoyed being out there.
notice win work wrong
It went very quickly, but it's always better to win in two sets. I didn't notice anything wrong with him during the match, but I wanted to make him work hard.
history nice tennis title winning
This is tennis history for Finland. Winning my first title is also very nice for my country.
against grand great match maybe win
This has been great for me. To play in the quarter-finals against Hewitt, and feel that you are able to win the match and maybe play semifinals in a grand slam, it's just a great feeling.
changing pace tempo
I was changing the pace and the tempo and it was working very well.
bit confident felt played points surprised win
I was a little bit surprised that he didn't feel so confident on the court. I felt many times that I could win this match. But he played the important points better in the end.
adjust game match opponent played smart strongest
I think I played very smart today. I think that's my strongest part, I can adjust my game even during the match and see how the opponent is playing,