Denis Istomin vs Sam Groth — St. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2013
carpet
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Istomin D.
6-4 3-6 7-5
Groth S.
Istomin D.
6372
Groth S.
4651

Denis Istomin defeated Sam Groth 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Denis Istomin came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Groth S.

Groth S.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

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
Istomin D.Groth S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
14.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Groth S.
Clutch Rating·Even
29
28
Break points saved·Even
90
89
Break points won·Even
5
7
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
33
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
18
31

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
Gulbis E.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-46-0
Semi-finals
Garcia Lopez G.
Sousa J.
6-16-1
Gulbis E.
Przysiezny M.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Gulbis E.
Bautista Agut R.
6-16-2
Przysiezny M.
Rosol L.
7-671-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Istomin D.
6-26-4
Sousa J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-3
R16
Przysiezny M.
Fognini F.
6-35-3
Rosol L.
Khachanov K.
6-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Youzhny M.
6-44-66-3
Istomin D.
Golubev A.
4-66-36-4
Tursunov D.
Kravchuk K.
6-36-0
Sousa J.
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-46-0
Bautista Agut R.
Donskoy E.
2-66-17-65
Gulbis E.
Zopp J.
6-31-66-3
R32
Tursunov D.
Baghdatis M.
7-637-63
Khachanov K.
Hanescu V.
7-647-64
Youzhny M.
Karatsev A.
6-756-26-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Biryukov M.
6-46-1
Sousa J.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Rosol L.
Berankis R.
6-47-64
Kravchuk K.
Zeballos H.
7-656-3
Stakhovsky S.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Elgin M.
6-06-1
Zopp J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-13-66-3
Donskoy E.
Mannarino A.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
Struff J.
6-736-36-1
Istomin D.
Groth S.
6-43-67-5
Fognini F.
Inglot D.
6-46-4
Przysiezny M.
Ramos A.
3-66-46-3
Bautista Agut R.
Tipsarevic J.
7-646-3