Sam Groth vs Jamie Baker — Nottingham Round of 32

Nottingham · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2008
grass
GBR
Jamie Baker
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Groth S.
7-6 6-3
Baker J.
Groth S.
7962
Baker J.
673–

Sam Groth defeated Jamie Baker 7-6 6-3 in the Nottingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jamie Baker came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Sam Groth closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Baker J.

Baker J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Groth S.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Groth S.Baker J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
79%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
Return points won·Even
32%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.3
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Karlovic I.
Verdasco F.
7-56-747-68
Semi-finals
Verdasco F.
Cilic M.
6-36-1
Karlovic I.
Monfils G.
7-647-64
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Seppi A.
6-33-66-4
Cilic M.
Johansson T.
6-16-2
Verdasco F.
Simon G.
6-32-66-3
Monfils G.
Spadea V.
7-646-2
R16
Karlovic I.
Querrey S.
7-637-614
Spadea V.
Stepanek R.
W/O
Verdasco F.
Reynolds B.
6-26-3
Simon G.
Groth S.
6-716-46-4
Seppi A.
Schwank E.
6-14-67-67
Cilic M.
Bogdanovic A.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Tursunov D.
W/O
Monfils G.
Benneteau J.
3-66-46-2
R32
Karlovic I.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Nishikori K.
7-5
Seppi A.
Sela D.
3-66-47-5
Simon G.
Young D.
6-16-4
Reynolds B.
Mahut N.
7-54-66-4
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Slabinsky A.
6-17-5
Benneteau J.
Bolelli S.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Guccione C.
7-646-4
Querrey S.
Falla A.
6-36-4
Schwank E.
Nielsen F.
6-36-3
Groth S.
Baker J.
7-676-3
Verdasco F.
Daniel M.
6-47-63
Tursunov D.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Bogdanovic A.
Ward J.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Mathieu P.
1-66-46-3