Sam Groth vs Gastao Elias, Knoxville 2014, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
3-6 7-5 7-6(3)
Venue and conditions
Goodfriend Tennis CenterKnoxville, USA
Indoor hardCourt speed1.5 vs last year102.6Average
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 worksAltitude281 mLow
Match stats
2h 8m27Aces3
4Double faults3
74Service points won66
17Service games played16
14Service games won14
16Return games played17
5/863%Break points saved60%3/5
2/540%Break points converted38%3/8
Head to head
1Groth
0Elias
1 meeting- KnoxvilleQuarterfinal · 2014HardThis matchSam GrothSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Gastao EliasSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 63
Form and path
Sam Groth1–5
Australian OpenHard
BrisbaneHard
Las Vegas CHHard
Fairfield CHHard
Gastao Elias2–4
Lisbon CHClay
Oeiras 4 CHClay
LouleHard
Match research
ProEverything 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.