Marsh v Gilbert

Brad Gilbert takes it, 12–1 on categories

Gilbert wins on first-serve points won %. Marsh’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Marsh 9 matches, Gilbert 792 matches.

• Gilbert has the better first-serve points won %: 72.3 to Marsh’s 58.2.
• Marsh has the better first serve in %: 68.6 to Gilbert’s 56.3.
• Gilbert averages 5.4 aces a match to Marsh’s 0.1 — 48.7 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Gilbert’s team won 64%, Marsh’s team won 22% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Gilbert has 792 matches across 15 seasons, Marsh 9 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Marsh (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, double faults): 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.