Sam Groth vs Pierre Hugues Herbert — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
Pierre Hugues Herbert
FRA
Pierre Hugues Herbert
#247ATP
1607ELO
1577Hard ELO
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLL
Groth S.
6-3 5-7 7-5
Herbert P.
Groth S.
6572
Herbert P.
3751

Sam Groth defeated Pierre Hugues Herbert 6-3 5-7 7-5 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sam Groth came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sam Groth extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sam Groth closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 7–5.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-12-29BrisbaneR16hardSam Groth4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Herbert P.

Herbert P.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Herbert P.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.4
8.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.0
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (44 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Herbert P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
96
Break points won·Slight edge
7
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
31
41

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

Freshness

Recent load
Groth S.Herbert P.
Freshness·
—
79

Herbert P.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
32°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 56%
Final
Dimitrov G.[7]
Nishikori K.[3]
6-22-66-3
Semi-finals
Dimitrov G.[7]
Raonic M.[1]
7-676-2
Nishikori K.[3]
Wawrinka S.[2]
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[2]
Edmund K.
6-726-46-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Thompson J.
6-16-1
Dimitrov G.[7]
Thiem D.[4]
6-34-66-3
Raonic M.[1]
Nadal R.[5]
4-66-36-4
R16
Wawrinka S.[2]
Troicki V.
7-656-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Donaldson J.
4-66-46-3
Thompson J.
Ferrer D.[8]
4-67-57-5
Dimitrov G.[7]
Mahut N.
6-26-4
Thiem D.[4]
Groth S.
7-656-3
Nadal R.[5]
Zverev M.
6-16-1
Raonic M.[1]
Schwartzman D.
6-36-2
Edmund K.
Pouille L.[6]
6-33-1
R32
Troicki V.
Nishioka Y.
6-47-5
Donaldson J.
Muller G.
6-46-4
Thompson J.
Ymer E.
6-36-2
Dimitrov G.[7]
Johnson S.
6-26-3
Mahut N.
Robert S.
4-66-36-4
Groth S.
Herbert P.
6-35-77-5
Nadal R.[5]
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-3
Zverev M.
De Minaur A.
6-36-3
Schwartzman D.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.[8]
Tomic B.
6-37-5
Edmund K.
Escobedo E.
7-647-66
Pouille L.[6]
Simon G.
7-667-64