Sam Groth vs Ricardo Mello — Newport Round of 32

Newport · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 July 2009
grass
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Groth S.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Mello R.
Groth S.
7362
Mello R.
5631

Sam Groth defeated Ricardo Mello 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Newport round of 32 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Sam Groth closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Mello R.

Mello R.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.Mello R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
79%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
Return points won·Even
32%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Mello R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
68
Break points won·Dominant
7
43
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
46
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
31
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ram R.
Querrey S.
6-737-56-3
Semi-finals
Querrey S.
Santoro F.
6-37-62
Ram R.
Rochus O.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Ram R.
Levine J.
5-76-27-63
Rochus O.
Evans B.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
R16
Evans B.
Ginepri R.
6-36-4
Rochus O.
Stakhovsky S.
5-77-626-3
Kim K.
Brands D.
4-67-656-4
Santoro F.
Dent T.
7-656-4
Ram R.
Groth S.
6-46-2
Querrey S.
Amritraj P.
6-776-36-2
Mahut N.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-2
Levine J.
Petzschner P.
7-636-2
R32
Kim K.
Grosjean S.
4-66-3
Levine J.
Guccione C.
7-627-62
Groth S.
Mello R.
7-53-66-3
Ram R.
Falla A.
6-47-5
Evans B.
Becker B.
7-653-67-5
Ginepri R.
Ventura S.
6-21-66-4
Rochus O.
Peya A.
6-24-66-4
Stakhovsky S.
Dancevic F.
7-692-67-5
Brands D.
Spadea V.
6-06-4
Amritraj P.
Udomchoke D.
6-16-4
Querrey S.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Clement A.
1-66-36-4
Mahut N.
Delic A.
6-46-4
Dent T.
Daniel M.
6-26-1
Santoro F.
Cipolla F.
6-37-5
Petzschner P.
Zeballos H.
6-46-746-2