Schapers v McEnroe

John McEnroe takes it, 12–1 on categories

McEnroe wins on first-serve points won %. Schapers’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Schapers 330 matches, McEnroe 1,030 matches.

• Schapers has the better first serve in %: 67 to McEnroe’s 56.5.
• McEnroe has the better sets won %: 75.6 to Schapers’s 46.8.
• McEnroe averages 1.9 sets won a match to Schapers’ 1.2 (56% more).
• Winners’ edge: McEnroe’s team won 82%, Schapers’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: McEnroe has 1,030 matches across 18 seasons, Schapers 330 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

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