SF Newport 2014

Ivo Karlovic #31 def. Sam Groth #123

6-4 6-4

Ivo Karlovic defeated Sam Groth 6-4 6-4 in the 2014 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvo KarlovicSam Groth
Aces910
Double faults67
First serve %58.0%55.0%
First serve points won %88.0%89.0%
Second serve points won %57.0%43.0%
Break points saved %100.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%0.0%
Service points won %75.0%69.0%
Return points won %31.0%25.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldIvo KarlovicSam Groth
Country CRO AUS
Birth dateFeb 28, 1979Oct 19, 1987
Age3526
Height211 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)31123
Ranking points (entering)1,175498
Elo (entering)1,8381,698
Current career W-L363–33536–58
Current career earnings$10,160,232$1,950,436
Pre-match H2H
Ivo Karlovic #31 1 0 Sam Groth #123

Path

Ivo Karlovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dudi Sela #987-6(3) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2014QF
Sergiy Stakhovsky #887-5 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJul 11, 2014R16
Robby Ginepri #2757-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2014R32

Ivo Karlovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #433-6 7-6(4) 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2014F

Sam Groth's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Mahut #596-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2014QF
Malek Jaziri #1177-6(7) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJul 11, 2014R16
Donald Young #707-6(7) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2014R32