Points won by each set: | 33-25, 36-28, 34-32 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
28 % Nadal – 29 of 103
23 % Nieminen – 20 of 85
[2] Nadal’s first quarterfinal at Wimbledon. He got his breaks at 3:2, 4-all and 3-all respectively; Nieminen [18] had his break points at 1:0 in the 2nd set (4 deuces – the longest game) and 2:1 in the 3rd set. They faced each other 8 times, Nadal won all those matches dropping just one set, and it was the first of their three consecutive matches at majors.