Michibata v Connors

Jimmy Connors takes it, 10–2 on categories

Connors wins on first serve in %. Michibata’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Michibata 181 matches, Connors 1,549 matches.

• Michibata averages 2.8 aces a match to Connors’ 1.7 (61% more).
• Connors has the better sets won %: 75.8 to Michibata’s 40.9.
• Connors averages 1.9 sets won a match to Michibata’s 1.0 (88% more).
• Winners’ edge: Connors’s team won 82%, Michibata’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Connors has 1,549 matches across 28 seasons, Michibata 181 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.