Denis Kudla vs Sam Groth — Manchester CH Quarter-final

Manchester CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
USA1
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 May 2016
grass
AUS7
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudla D.
6-2 7-6
Groth S.
Kudla D.
67152
Groth S.
26130

Denis Kudla defeated Sam Groth 6-2 7-6 in the Manchester CH quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sam Groth came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Denis Kudla claimed a first win over Sam Groth in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Kudla closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-29WashingtonR64hardSam Groth7-6(2) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kudla D.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Groth S.

Groth S.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

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
Kudla D.Groth S.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
32%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
13.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudla D.Groth S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
28
Break points saved·Even
90
89
Break points won·Clear edge
19
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
33
Tiebreaks·Even
30
31

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
Brown D.
Lu Y.[4]
7-656-1
Semi-finals
Brown D.
Gojowczyk P.
6-36-2
Lu Y.[4]
Kudla D.[1]
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Lu Y.[4]
Stakhovsky S.[6]
7-687-63
Kudla D.[1]
Groth S.[7]
6-27-613
Brown D.
Ward J.
7-676-2
Gojowczyk P.
Ward A.
6-37-611
R16
Brown D.
Zverev M.
6-32-67-5
Ward J.
Becker B.[5]
6-36-4
Lu Y.[4]
Duckworth J.
6-13-66-4
Kudla D.[1]
Kozlov S.
6-46-3
Gojowczyk P.
Reid M.
7-646-746-4
Ward A.
Berrer M.
4-66-46-3
Stakhovsky S.[6]
Corrie E.
6-17-5
Groth S.[7]
Novikov D.
3-66-37-5
R32
Brown D.
Ram R.[2]
7-637-63
Ward J.
Saville L.
7-56-3
Lu Y.[4]
Glasspool L.
4-66-36-4
Groth S.[7]
Broady L.
6-33-66-4
Kudla D.[1]
Struvay E.
6-36-3
Reid M.
Kravchuk K.
7-646-2
Becker B.[5]
Smith J.
4-66-37-5
Novikov D.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-33-66-4
Kozlov S.
Bossel A.
6-46-4
Zverev M.
Sijsling I.
6-747-56-4
Duckworth J.
Zemlja G.
6-746-46-1
Stakhovsky S.[6]
Matosevic M.
7-57-66
Ward A.
Falla A.
6-756-26-4
Corrie E.
Klein B.
7-625-77-5
Gojowczyk P.
Evans D.[3]
7-626-3
Berrer M.
Li Z.
6-26-2