Sam Groth vs Stefan Kozlov — Washington Qualifying Round 1

Washington · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
AUS1
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2014
hard
Stefan Kozlov
USA
Stefan Kozlov
#296ATP
1429ELO
1408Hard ELO
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLW
Groth S.
3-6 7-6 6-4
Kozlov S.
Groth S.
37762
Kozlov S.
66541

Sam Groth defeated Stefan Kozlov 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Washington qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sam Groth came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sam Groth extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersQ1hardSam Groth6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kozlov S.

Kozlov S.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Kozlov S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
79%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Kozlov S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
36
Break points saved·Dominant
89
49
Break points won·Clear edge
7
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
85
Tiebreaks·Even
31
30

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

Freshness

Recent load
Groth S.Kozlov S.
Freshness·
—
69

Kozlov S.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 72 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 47%
Q2
Kuznetsov A.[6]
Arconada J.
3-66-16-0
Ginepri R.
Groth S.[1]
6-46-4
Marchenko I.[7]
Copil M.[5]
6-737-646-4
Sugita Y.[2]
Carter A.
6-06-1
Donaldson J.
Bangoura S.
6-36-1
Ram R.[4]
Gomez E.[11]
6-47-62
Q1
Copil M.[5]
Myneni S.
6-26-4
Ginepri R.
Diez S.[12]
4-66-46-4
Groth S.[1]
Kozlov S.
3-67-656-4
Kuznetsov A.[6]
Shane R.
6-26-1
Donaldson J.
Lama G.[10]
6-16-1
Bangoura S.
Bhambri Y.[3]
2-67-61
Carter A.
Shane J.
6-46-4
Sugita Y.[2]
Garanganga T.
7-656-4
Ram R.[4]
Shabaz M.
7-56-2
Gomez E.[11]
Singh S.
6-46-756-1
Arconada J.
Llodra M.[9]
3-2
Marchenko I.[7]
Benneteau A.
6-36-4