Sam Groth vs Yen Hsun Lu — Memphis Round of 32

Memphis · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2015
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Groth S.
6-4 6-3
Lu Y.
Groth S.
662
Lu Y.
430

Sam Groth defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-4 6-3 in the Memphis round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Sam Groth claimed a first win over Yen Hsun Lu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-16Delray BeachR32hardYen Hsun Lu6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving93% hold

wins 73% 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.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.1
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (150 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
34
Break points saved·Even
89
88
Break points won·Clear edge
7
29
Deciding sets·Even
33
33
Tiebreaks·Even
31
32

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Nishikori K.[1]
Anderson K.[2]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[1]
Querrey S.
5-77-657-65
Anderson K.[2]
Young D.
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Anderson K.[2]
Johnson S.[6]
6-46-4
Querrey S.
Isner J.[3]
7-637-62
Young D.
Tomic B.
7-684-67-5
Nishikori K.[1]
Krajicek A.
4-66-36-4
R16
Nishikori K.[1]
Harrison R.
3-66-36-4
Querrey S.
Donaldson J.
6-46-1
Tomic B.
Dolgopolov A.[4]
6-17-5
Johnson S.[6]
Brown D.
4-67-57-63
Anderson K.[2]
Groth S.
6-36-2
Isner J.[3]
Dodig I.
6-47-65
Krajicek A.
Karlovic I.[5]
7-644-66-4
Young D.
Kudla D.
7-56-3
R32
Brown D.
Matosevic M.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Jaziri M.
7-637-61
Karlovic I.[5]
Lacko L.
7-676-3
Donaldson J.
Kozlov S.
7-56-0
Querrey S.
Becker B.[7]
4-66-26-1
Kudla D.
Kokkinakis T.
6-36-4
Tomic B.
Sijsling I.
4-66-36-2
Groth S.
Lu Y.
6-46-3
Young D.
Mannarino A.[8]
6-37-69
Dodig I.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-2
Krajicek A.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-737-68
Johnson S.[6]
Krajinovic F.
6-36-3