Sam Groth vs Alex Kuznetsov — Knoxville CH Round of 16

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
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Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
hard
USA
Alex Kuznetsov
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Groth S.
2-6 6-1 6-2
Kuznetsov A.
Groth S.
2662
Kuznetsov A.
6121

Sam Groth defeated Alex Kuznetsov 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the Knoxville CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kuznetsov A.

Kuznetsov A.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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.Kuznetsov A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.3
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Kuznetsov A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
34
Break points saved·Dominant
89
59
Break points won·Clear edge
7
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
31
53

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
Mannarino A.[2]
Groth S.[3]
3-67-666-4
Semi-finals
Groth S.[3]
Smyczek T.[5]
6-36-4
Mannarino A.[2]
Broady L.
6-06-4
Quarter-finals
Mannarino A.[2]
Kudla D.[8]
W/O
Smyczek T.[5]
Jaziri M.[1]
7-636-3
Groth S.[3]
Elias G.[7]
3-67-57-63
Broady L.
Willis M.
7-656-4
R16
Elias G.[7]
Dancevic F.
W/O
Jaziri M.[1]
Mina G.
6-46-4
Kudla D.[8]
Daniel T.
7-646-3
Smyczek T.[5]
Donaldson J.
6-06-4
Groth S.[3]
Kuznetsov A.
2-66-16-2
Willis M.
Sandgren T.
6-746-46-2
Mannarino A.[2]
Mcgee J.
6-36-2
Broady L.
Russell M.[6]
6-16-4
R32
Daniel T.
Ghem A.
6-06-2
Russell M.[6]
Duckworth J.
6-743-0
Broady L.
Bangoura S.
6-26-4
Dancevic F.
Libietis M.
7-56-4
Jaziri M.[1]
Ram R.
6-756-47-63
Donaldson J.
Nguyen D.
5-76-16-2
Groth S.[3]
Corrie E.
4-67-57-65
Elias G.[7]
Torebko P.
3-66-37-5
Willis M.
Buchanan C.
6-756-37-5
Sandgren T.
Rola B.[4]
7-646-3
Kudla D.[8]
Quigley E.
6-26-2
Mcgee J.
Arevalo M.
6-36-2
Mannarino A.[2]
Harrison R.
6-16-1
Kuznetsov A.
Ginepri R.
7-634-66-2
Mina G.
Lindell C.
6-36-1
Smyczek T.[5]
Reese H.
6-36-1