Gilles Simon vs Sam Groth — Nottingham Round of 16

Nottingham · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2008
grass
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Simon G.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Groth S.
Simon G.
61662
Groth S.
77441

Gilles Simon defeated Sam Groth 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Nottingham round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Groth S.

Groth S.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Simon G.

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
Simon G.Groth S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
14.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Groth S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
74
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Dominant
68
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
31

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

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