Sam Groth vs Gerald Melzer — Canberra CH Round of 16

Canberra CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
AUT2
Gerald Melzer
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWW
Groth S.
4-6 6-4 7-6
Melzer G.
Groth S.
46772
Melzer G.
64621

Sam Groth defeated Gerald Melzer 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the Canberra CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Melzer G.

Melzer G.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Melzer G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Melzer G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
77
Break points won·Clear edge
7
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
53
Tiebreaks·Even
31
29

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
Sela D.[8]
Struff J.[1]
3-66-46-3
Ebden M.[3]
Daniel T.[2]
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Sela D.[8]
Falla A.
6-42-66-1
Struff J.[1]
Darcis S.[6]
7-656-3
Daniel T.[2]
Bolt A.
7-626-2
Ebden M.[3]
Polmans M.
5-76-16-4
Quarter-finals
Sela D.[8]
Groth S.
7-656-2
Falla A.
Berlocq C.[7]
6-27-5
Darcis S.[6]
Shapovalov D.
6-07-64
Struff J.[1]
Kravchuk K.[5]
6-46-766-3
Polmans M.
Sarkissian A.
7-636-3
Daniel T.[2]
Jasika O.[8]
7-606-4
Bolt A.
Van Peperzeel G.
6-46-4
Ebden M.[3]
Ellis B.
6-27-63
R16
Groth S.
Melzer G.[2]
4-66-47-62
Sela D.[8]
Moraing M.
6-36-2
Falla A.
Olivo R.[4]
6-16-747-63
Berlocq C.[7]
Halys Q.
7-666-706-4
Darcis S.[6]
Podlipnik Castillo H.
6-26-4
Kravchuk K.[5]
Vukic A.
6-47-61
Struff J.[1]
Harris A.
6-13-66-4
Shapovalov D.
Herbert P.[3]
3-66-46-4
Van Peperzeel G.
Saville L.
6-37-63
Polmans M.
Mitchell B.
6-22-67-5
Sarkissian A.
Harris A.
6-16-4
Daniel T.[2]
Banes M.
6-17-64
Bolt A.
Fanselow S.
6-17-64
Ebden M.[3]
Statham J.
6-26-1
Jasika O.[8]
Kubler J.
6-26-3
Ellis B.
King E.[5]
4-66-16-4
R32
Melzer G.[2]
Nolan D.
4-67-57-66
Groth S.
Sundar Prashanth N.
6-717-686-3
Moraing M.
Molteni A.
6-46-0
Sela D.[8]
Margaroli L.
6-16-1
Olivo R.[4]
Delaney J.
6-25-77-5
Falla A.
Kelly D.
7-666-2
Berlocq C.[7]
De Waard S.
6-36-3
Darcis S.[6]
Moutet C.
6-16-1
Podlipnik Castillo H.
Puttergill C.
6-36-3
Shapovalov D.
Watanuki Y.
6-776-46-4
Herbert P.[3]
Popyrin A.
7-626-4
Kravchuk K.[5]
Pasha N.
7-656-3
Vukic A.
Frawley J.
6-746-26-2
Harris A.
Fancutt T.
7-636-4
Struff J.[1]
Walkin B.
6-46-4
Halys Q.
Albot R.
6-16-4
Daniel T.[2]
Ghem A.
7-56-2
Banes M.
Whittington A.
6-756-36-2
Kubler J.
Puttergill C.
7-626-1
Bolt A.
Grills J.
6-46-4
Fanselow S.
Rubin N.[6]
6-36-2
King E.[5]
Mousley B.
7-666-3
Statham J.
Barton M.
6-47-64
Mitchell B.
Mukund S.
6-46-4
Polmans M.
Kelly D.
3-67-646-3
Harris A.
Oconnell C.
6-37-65
Jasika O.[8]
Bourchier H.
6-47-65
Ebden M.[3]
Klein B.
6-36-4
Sarkissian A.
Nkomba B.
6-03-0
Ellis B.
Miedler L.
7-56-2
Van Peperzeel G.
Propoggia D.
6-36-4
Saville L.
Krueger M.[4]
6-27-5