Verkerk v Chela

Too close to call — 9–5 on categories

Ignacio Chela wins on double faults. Verkerk’s case rests on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Verkerk 122 matches, Ignacio Chela 588 matches.

• Verkerk averages 12.1 aces a match to Ignacio Chela’s 3.0 — 4 times as many.
• Ignacio Chela averages 2.8 double faults a match to Verkerk’s 4.8.
• Verkerk has the better first-serve points won %: 76 to Ignacio Chela’s 67.8.
• Winners’ edge: Ignacio Chela’s team won 54%, Verkerk’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ignacio Chela has 588 matches across 14 seasons, Verkerk 122 in 8 — 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.