Sa v Gambill

Jan Michael Gambill takes it, 9–4 on categories

Michael Gambill wins on first-serve points won %. Sa’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Sa 136 matches, Michael Gambill 391 matches.

• Michael Gambill has the better first-serve points won %: 76.3 to Sa’s 64.9.
• Michael Gambill averages 10.6 aces a match to Sa’s 2.8 — 3.7 times as many.
• Michael Gambill has the better break points saved %: 63.3 to Sa’s 54.8.
• Winners’ edge: Michael Gambill’s team won 51%, Sa’s team won 35% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Michael Gambill has 391 matches across 12 seasons, Sa 136 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.