Michael Russell vs Sam Groth, Knoxville Challenger 2012, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 10 Nov

Final

Michael Russell

WinnerRank #11241.3075%

Russell won in 2 sets · 2h 15m

2–0

Set 17–6³

Set 27–6¹

Sam Groth

LostRank #11553.8025%

Venue

Goodfriend Tennis Center

Knoxville, USA· 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.

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Altitude

281 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 15m

0Aces12

3Double faults4

56Service points won49

12Service games played12

9Service games won9

12Return games played12

6/967%Break points saved70%7/10

3/1030%Break points converted33%3/9

Head to head

1Russell

0Groth

1 meeting

Knoxville ChallengerSemifinal · 10 Nov 2012HardThis match
Michael Russell
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Sam Groth
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6¹

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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Michael Russell vs Sam Groth, Knoxville Challenger 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

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