Groth wins tennis match in Nottingham

Australian tennis player Sam Groth overcame an overnight rain delay to win through to the second round of the Nottingham Open.

Australian tennis player Sam Groth

Australian tennis player Sam Groth has won through to the second round of the Nottingham Open. (AAP)

Sam Groth has moved into the second round of the Wimbledon lead-up event in Nottingham after completing a straight-sets win in his match held over from Monday.

Groth wrapped up the clash with German qualifier Mischa Zverev 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-3), needing just one service game and a tiebreaker to get the job done on Tuesday.

Rain had forced Groth to pack up for the night when down 5-6 in the second set on Monday with games on serve.

He had blown a chance to close out the match on his own serve but there were no such dramas when the clash resumed.

Enjoying a career-high ranking after winning seven of his eight matches so far on English grass over the northern summer, Groth has booked a second-round meeting with Portugal's 14th seed Joao Sousa.

The match will be played on Tuesday afternoon.


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