Sam Groth vs James Ward — Manchester CH Quarter-final

Manchester CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
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Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
grass
GBR5
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Groth S.
7-6 6-3
Ward J.
Groth S.
7762
Ward J.
6330

Sam Groth defeated James Ward 7-6 6-3 in the Manchester CH quarter-final on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Sam Groth closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Ward J.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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.Ward J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
32%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.1
8.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Even
28
29
Break points saved·Even
89
86
Break points won·Even
7
6
Deciding sets·Even
33
36
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
31
39

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Groth S.[2]
Saville L.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Groth S.[2]
Ram R.
4-67-62
Saville L.
Kravchuk K.
6-747-646-3
Quarter-finals
Saville L.
Klein B.
4-66-46-4
Kravchuk K.
Ebden M.
7-644-67-5
Ram R.
Milton J.
7-56-2
Groth S.[2]
Ward J.[5]
7-636-3
R16
Milton J.
Moriya H.
3-66-16-1
Ward J.[5]
Novikov D.
7-666-4
Klein B.
Baghdatis M.[1]
6-36-747-65
Saville L.
Falla A.[7]
0-67-626-3
Ebden M.
Reid M.
6-17-66
Kravchuk K.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Ram R.
Nielsen F.
6-27-66
Groth S.[2]
Wang J.
6-26-3
R32
Novikov D.
Thompson J.
4-66-46-0
Ward J.[5]
Sijsling I.
6-707-657-65
Smith J.
Desein N.
6-43-66-3
Baghdatis M.[1]
Willis M.
6-46-2
Milton J.
Krajicek A.[8]
6-47-65
Klein B.
Cox D.
6-25-77-63
Saville L.
Martin F.
6-46-3
Falla A.[7]
Smethurst D.
6-36-1
Reid M.
Jaziri M.[3]
6-46-2
Ebden M.
Bolt A.
6-756-37-67
Kravchuk K.
Ito T.[6]
7-662-66-4
Moriya H.
Broady L.
0-67-646-1
Nielsen F.
Harrison R.
6-15-76-2
Ram R.
Bemelmans R.[4]
6-46-4
Wang J.
Corrie E.
7-52-66-3
Groth S.[2]
Mitchell B.
6-26-3