Bakker v Monfils

Gael Monfils takes it, 11–2 on categories

Monfils wins on sets won. De Bakker’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: De Bakker 133 matches, Monfils 929 matches.

• De Bakker averages 1.8 double faults a match to Monfils’ 3.8.
• Monfils averages 1.6 sets won a match to De Bakker’s 1.1 (50% more).
• Monfils has the better sets won %: 60 to De Bakker’s 41.9.
• Winners’ edge: Monfils’s team won 62%, De Bakker’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Monfils has 929 matches across 23 seasons, De Bakker 133 in 13 — 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.