Sam Groth vs Tim Smyczek — Knoxville CH Semi-final

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
AUS3
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
hard
USA5
Tim Smyczek
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWW
Groth S.
6-3 6-4
Smyczek T.
Groth S.
662
Smyczek T.
340

Sam Groth defeated Tim Smyczek 6-3 6-4 in the Knoxville CH semi-final on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Sam Groth closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

Smyczek T.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Smyczek T.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Smyczek T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
84
Break points won·Clear edge
7
23
Deciding sets·Even
33
35
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
31
42

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