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Finn helps Paradorn move up
Paradorn Srichaphan's doubles ranking has leap-frogged to No 83 from last year's ranking outside the top 300. Apart from his own efforts, Paradorn owes a big thanks to World No 37 Jarkko Nieminen of Finland. The first time the two played together they reached the semi-final in the BMW Open in Munich, Germany. It was Paradorn's best achievement in a doubles contest. Twenty-two-year-old Nieminen, whose present Champions Race ranking is No 31, played doubles with Paradorn in three more tournaments this year and entered the last 16 in all of those tournaments - the Hamburg Masters Series in May, Canada Masters Series in August and Cincinnati Masters Series in August. "So far Paradorn is the best partner I have ever played with," said Nieminen. "We have talked and will pair with each other again at least in Stockholm next month. "I like to play doubles with good friends." The young Finn has been friends with Paradorn since the Thai was an unknown on the tour. But despite Paradorn becoming one of the big-names, their friendship remains the same. "The first time I met him he was still ranked around 160. Some people might change when they are ranked higher, but he is still the same. He is a nice guy on the tour,'' said Nieminen of his Thai friend, who he beat on clay in the Masters Series in Rome this year. "Most players, when they have to play against each other, have to concentrate on the game no matter how close they are. Paradorn is a good player, it is always good to play him,'' added the Finn, who picked the Thai as one of the favourites to win the tournament. The left handed Nieminen, whose best singles finish this year was the singles finals in Munich, started playing tennis when he was four. His parents are chemists and his sister is an editor. Nieminen, whose nickname is "Jakke", admits that his favourite sport is soccer. "I like Manchester United. I used to play soccer, but now I prefer tennis. For me tennis is more challenging, whether it be physically or mentally," he added. Piyarat Setthasiriphaiboon THE NATION
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