Sam Groth vs Gilles Muller — Nottingham2 CH Quarter-final

Nottingham2 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
AUS5
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2014
grass
LUX2
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Groth S.
6-4 7-5
Muller G.
Groth S.
672
Muller G.
450

Sam Groth defeated Gilles Muller 6-4 7-5 in the Nottingham2 CH quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Muller came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sam Groth claimed a first win over Gilles Muller in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-11SydneyR32hardGilles Muller3-6 6-3 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving97% hold

wins 79% 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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
68%
69%
Return points won·Even
32%
32%
Break points saved·Even
66%
69%
Aces / match·Even
14.2
14.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
97
Break points won·Even
7
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
31
87

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

Draw

Final
Kyrgios N.
Groth S.[5]
7-637-67
Semi-finals
Groth S.[5]
Ram R.[8]
7-657-64
Kyrgios N.
Mecir Jr M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Kyrgios N.
Krajinovic F.
4-66-47-64
Mecir Jr M.
Copil M.[7]
7-53-66-3
Ram R.[8]
Ito T.[4]
4-67-686-4
Groth S.[5]
Muller G.[2]
6-47-5
R16
Mecir Jr M.
Pavic A.
3-67-57-64
Copil M.[7]
Willis M.
7-636-4
Kyrgios N.
Edmund K.
6-36-3
Ito T.[4]
Moriya H.
6-16-4
Krajinovic F.
Fischer M.
7-620-66-3
Ram R.[8]
Williams R.
6-36-0
Groth S.[5]
Venus M.
7-6136-4
Muller G.[2]
Rice D.
6-36-4
R32
Krajinovic F.
Sugita Y.[6]
7-657-67
Copil M.[7]
Bubka S.
6-37-63
Groth S.[5]
Bozoljac I.
7-627-66
Venus M.
Uchiyama Y.
7-656-2
Kyrgios N.
Bemelmans R.
4-66-46-4
Pavic A.
Smethurst D.
3-67-676-3
Edmund K.
Soeda G.[1]
6-26-2
Fischer M.
Zemlja G.
7-656-0
Mecir Jr M.
Beck A.[3]
6-786-16-1
Willis M.
Corrie E.
6-13-66-4
Ram R.[8]
Kosakowski D.
6-26-3
Williams R.
Golding O.
6-36-4
Moriya H.
Smith J.
3-66-37-62
Ito T.[4]
Krajicek A.
6-26-2
Rice D.
Kutrovsky D.
6-46-747-5
Muller G.[2]
Grigelis L.
7-636-4