Jarkko Nieminen News

Tommy Robredo beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals at the Paris Masters. The sixth-seeded Robredo won the quarter-final on his fourth match point when Nieminen sent a routine forehand long. The 14th-seeded Nieminen had Robredo 2-1 and 15-40 down on serve in the third set, but the Spaniard fought back and broke Nieminen in the next game. Serving at 5-3 down, the Finn ...

Jarkko Nieminen defeated Janko Tipsarevic 7-5, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open. Lukas Dlouhy rallied to upset eighth-seeded Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. The 66th-ranked Tipsarevic was broken in the 12th game of the first set. Nieminen, ranked 18th, had two breaks in the second set. ``This is the best season in my career and my goal is to win here,'' said Nieminen, who won ...

James Blake beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-4, 6-2 Sunday to win the Stockholm Open for the second straight year. The second-seeded American became the first player since 1996 to defend his title at the Royal Tennis Hall. Nieminen, seeded fifth, lost the final for the second time. Sjeng Schalken beat the Finn in 2001. It was the fifth ATP title of the season for Blake. Blake won the first set in 32 minutes after breaking Nieminen's serve twice. The second ...

Jarkko Nieminen of Finland edged Davide Sanguinetti of Italy 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) at the the $2.45-million US Rogers Cup ATP tennis tournament.

Jarkko Nieminen of Finland ousted former top-ranked player Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-6 (5), 6-2.