Feliciano Lopez vs Sam Groth — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
ESP1
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2015
clay
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Lopez F.
6-3 6-3
Groth S.
Lopez F.
662
Groth S.
330

Feliciano Lopez defeated Sam Groth 6-3 6-3 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sam Groth came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Feliciano Lopez claimed a first win over Sam Groth in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-03WashingtonR16hardSam Groth6-3 6-4
2015-06-08StuttgartR16grassSam Groth3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Lopez F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Groth S.

Groth S.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

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
Lopez F.Groth S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
32%
32%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
11.7
14.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lopez F.Groth S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
89
Break points won·Slight edge
2
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
79
31

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Sock J.
Querrey S.[8]
7-697-62
Semi-finals
Querrey S.[8]
Verdasco F.[6]
7-52-66-4
Sock J.
Anderson K.[3]
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.[8]
Lopez F.[1]
6-46-1
Anderson K.[3]
Chardy J.[7]
7-56-767-63
Verdasco F.[6]
Gabashvili T.
6-26-3
Sock J.
Giraldo S.[5]
6-46-4
R16
Querrey S.[8]
Johnson S.
6-14-66-0
Verdasco F.[6]
Chung H.
7-656-2
Anderson K.[3]
Delbonis F.
6-746-06-3
Giraldo S.[5]
Tipsarevic J.
7-626-3
Chardy J.[7]
Soeda G.
6-36-3
Lopez F.[1]
Groth S.
6-36-3
Sock J.
Bautista Agut R.[2]
6-46-4
Gabashvili T.
Isner J.[4]
6-27-62
R32
Verdasco F.[6]
Lorenzi P.
6-34-3
Groth S.
Estrella V.
7-636-4
Johnson S.
Young D.
7-56-4
Gabashvili T.
Smyczek T.
6-36-3
Chung H.
Arguello F.
6-37-5
Chardy J.[7]
Lajovic D.
6-46-4
Soeda G.
Hewitt L.
4-67-636-3
Delbonis F.
Berankis R.
6-27-65
Giraldo S.[5]
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-2
Tipsarevic J.
Clezar G.
6-43-67-67
Querrey S.[8]
Matosevic M.
4-1
Sock J.
Souza J.
5-76-46-2