Sam Groth vs Bjorn Fratangelo — Knoxville CH Round of 32

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 November 2016
hard
USA4
Bjorn Fratangelo
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
Groth S.
7-5 4-6 6-2
Fratangelo B.
Groth S.
7462
Fratangelo B.
5621

Sam Groth defeated Bjorn Fratangelo 7-5 4-6 6-2 in the Knoxville CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bjorn Fratangelo came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Sam Groth closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Fratangelo B.

Fratangelo B.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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.Fratangelo B.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.2
5.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Fratangelo B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
59
Break points saved·Even
89
88
Break points won·Slight edge
7
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
31
81

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
Final
Mmoh M.
Polansky P.
7-52-66-1
Semi-finals
Polansky P.
Donaldson J.[3]
6-26-4
Mmoh M.
Kozlov S.[8]
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Polansky P.
Mcdonald M.
6-786-45-1
Mmoh M.
Krajicek A.
6-46-4
Kozlov S.[8]
Corrie E.
6-46-3
Donaldson J.[3]
Bemelmans R.
6-35-76-4
R16
Krajicek A.
Tiafoe F.[2]
6-33-66-3
Mmoh M.
Smyczek T.[6]
6-36-2
Corrie E.
Groth S.
3-66-37-63
Kozlov S.[8]
Sandgren T.
6-26-4
Bemelmans R.
Rubin N.
6-46-4
Donaldson J.[3]
Williams R.
6-47-5
Mcdonald M.
Novikov D.
6-46-1
Polansky P.
Evans D.[1]
1-67-656-2
R32
Tiafoe F.[2]
Klein B.
3-67-56-1
Krajicek A.
Baker B.
4-66-27-64
Mmoh M.
Bhambri Y.
6-47-68
Evans D.[1]
Krueger M.
6-26-3
Smyczek T.[6]
Van Rijthoven T.
7-626-4
Groth S.
Fratangelo B.[4]
7-54-66-2
Corrie E.
Sarmiento R.
7-652-66-4
Sandgren T.
Hiltzik J.
6-46-3
Kozlov S.[8]
Barry S.
6-47-5
Rubin N.
Laaksonen H.[7]
6-36-3
Bemelmans R.
De Loore J.
5-77-636-4
Williams R.
Bangoura S.
6-32-66-4
Donaldson J.[3]
Libietis M.
6-26-4
Novikov D.
Kudla D.[5]
6-43-66-4
Mcdonald M.
Cox D.
6-26-2
Polansky P.
Broady L.
6-36-4