Sam Groth vs John Patrick Smith — Nottingham CH Quarter-final

Nottingham CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
AUS
Sam Groth
38 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2017
grass
AUS
John Patrick Smith
37 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Groth S.
7-6 6-2
Smith J.
Groth S.
7862
Smith J.
6620

Sam Groth defeated John Patrick Smith 7-6 6-2 in the Nottingham CH quarter-final on grass.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Groth S.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Smith J.

Smith J.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.Smith J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.6
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (44 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Groth S.Smith J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
28
16
Break points saved·Even
89
86
Break points won·Even
7
6
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
31
3

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.[3]
Fabbiano T.[4]
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Fabbiano T.[4]
Groth S.
6-46-3
Sela D.[3]
Copil M.[2]
7-641-0
Quarter-finals
Copil M.[2]
Fratangelo B.
7-656-4
Sela D.[3]
Glasspool L.
6-27-64
Fabbiano T.[4]
Stakhovsky S.
4-66-27-65
Groth S.
Smith J.
7-666-2
R16
Copil M.[2]
Opelka R.
6-37-62
Fratangelo B.
De Schepper K.
6-46-4
Sela D.[3]
Berankis R.
6-36-4
Glasspool L.
Polmans M.
6-26-3
Stakhovsky S.
Marchenko I.[8]
6-47-69
Fabbiano T.[4]
Bhambri Y.
7-686-0
Smith J.
Millman J.
7-632-66-3
Groth S.
Klein B.
6-36-4
R32
Opelka R.
Mmoh M.
7-626-4
De Schepper K.
Norrie C.
7-55-76-4
Fratangelo B.
King D.[6]
6-756-27-61
Sela D.[3]
Kudla D.
6-26-2
Berankis R.
Kamke T.
6-44-66-4
Polmans M.
Whittington A.
6-46-4
Glasspool L.
Soeda G.[5]
6-26-2
Marchenko I.[8]
Broady L.
7-56-2
Stakhovsky S.
Santillan A.
6-47-64
Bhambri Y.
Clarke J.
7-626-1
Fabbiano T.[4]
Shapovalov D.
6-46-716-3
Smith J.
Vanni L.[7]
4-67-657-61
Millman J.
Moriya H.
6-36-2
Groth S.
Polansky P.
6-37-68
Klein B.
De Minaur A.
7-656-3
Copil M.[2]
Kravchuk K.
6-36-4