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.
fights-and-fighting match miss
Olivier just couldn't miss when I had a match point. All I could do was just keep fighting.
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,
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.
felt win
I felt many times that I could win this match,
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.
best changed changing kept played
I played very smart. I changed my game, kept changing the pace. My best part is I can play different games.
achievement best playing
I'm playing in the quarter-finals. It's my best achievement,
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.
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.
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.
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.