Alves v Cibulkova

Dominika Cibulkova takes it, 10–3 on categories

Cibulkova wins on break points saved %. Alves’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Alves 23 matches, Cibulkova 662 matches.

• Alves averages 2.5 double faults a match to Cibulkova’s 3.3.
• Cibulkova averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Alves’ 1.2.
• Cibulkova has the better break points saved %: 55.4 to Alves’s 51.2.
• Winners’ edge: Cibulkova’s team won 58%, Alves’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Cibulkova has 662 matches across 15 seasons, Alves 23 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.

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