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Preview: Tomas Berdych vs Jarkko Nieminen

Fifth seed Tomas Berdych will need to improve on his first round performance at the SAP Open if he is to beat Jarkko Nieminen in San Jose.

Berdych looked on course for a straightforward victory over Wayne Odesnik but ended up being pushed deep into a third set before class told and Berdych scraped through 6-1, 6-7, 7-5.

Jarkko Nieminen was also guilty of squandering chances and fortunate to keep getting more before he secured a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over German wildcard Lars Poerschke.

Berdych is a bit of a nemesis for the Finn who has now lost to him three times. None of the last three have been particularly close, Berdych handing out a 6-3, 6-1 thrashing last time they played at the 2008 Rogers Cup.

Source: livetennis.com

Tomas Berdych vs Jarkko Nieminen = Tomas a winner in their 3 encounters

ATP World Tour site

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs (5) Tomas Berdych (CZE) Berdych Leads 3-0

07 ATP Masters Series Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Tomas Berdych 6-4  7-5

07 Halle (Germany) Grass SF Tomas Berdych 7-6(5) 6-4

08 ATP Masters Series Toronto (Canada)Hard R64 Tomas Berdych 6-3  6-1

Nieminen FastFacts:

2010 Highlights:

YTD W-L: 2-3

YTD Titles: 0

Career Titles: 1

Date of Birth: July 23, 1981

South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 129

Berdych FastFacts:

2010 Highlights:

SF: Brisbane (l Roddick)

YTD W-L: 5-3

YTD Titles: 0

Career Titles: 5

Date of Birth: September 17, 1985

South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 23

 

Round 2 SAP Open San Jose

Order of Play - Wednesday, February 10, 2010

CENTER COURT Matches Start At 9:50 am

 

Radek STEPANEK (CZE) vs Xavier MALISSE (BEL)

Not Before 11:00 AM

Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER) vs Dudi SELA (ISR)

followed by

Jarkko NIEMINEN (FIN) vs Tomas BERDYCH (CZE)

Not Before 2:00 PM

Denis ISTOMIN (UZB) vs Tommy HAAS (GER)

followed by

Bob BRYAN (USA)/Mike BRYAN (USA) vs Benjamin BECKER (GER)/Leonardo MAYER (ARG)

Not Before 7:00 PM

Andy RODDICK (USA) vs Ryler DEHEART (USA)

followed by

Yen-Hsun LU (TPE) vs Fernando VERDASCO (ESP)

easy win, excellent stats! Tomas secures a spot in the quarter-finals

Tomas in action... firing his ace number 6

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ATP News

Fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych made his way comfortably into the quarter-finals on his tournament debut, defeating Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-2 in 63 minutes.

 

February 10, 2010: Tomas Berdych in action vs. Jarkko Nieminen during the SAP Tennis Open at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. Berdych defeated Nieminen 6-2, 6-0.