Sam Groth vs Luke Saville, Alice Springs 2012, Semifinal

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Final

Sam Groth

WinnerRank #1155

Groth won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–4

Luke Saville

LostRank #1637

Venue

Tennis Alice Springs, Traeger Park

Alice Springs, AUS· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

575 m

Moderate

Head to head

2Groth

0Saville

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Grass 1–0

Alice SpringsSemifinal · 2012HardThis match
Sam Groth
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Manchester ChallengerFinal · 2015Grass
Sam Groth
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1

Form and path

Sam Groth1–5

Australian OpenHard

LQualifying R1
Taylor Fritz
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Sam Groth
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6³

BrisbaneHard

LQualifying R1
Yannick Hanfmann
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁹
Sam Groth
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁷

Las Vegas CHHard

Fairfield CHHard

LRound of 32
Noah Rubin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7
Sam Groth
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 5

Monterrey CHHard

LRound of 16
Dominik Koepfer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1
Sam Groth
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0
Sam Groth · Retired

Luke Saville1–5

CarraraHard

LRound of 32
Pavle Marinkov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6²

Fairfield CHHard

Charleston CHHard

LQualifying R1
Alex Rybakov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Las Vegas CHHard

LRound of 32
Quinn Vandecasteele
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5

Lexington CHHard

LRound of 32
Emilio Nava
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Luke Saville
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Sam Groth vs Luke Saville, Alice Springs 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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