Hopkins v Coetzer

Amanda Coetzer takes it, 11–2 on categories

Coetzer wins on first serve in %. Hopkins’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2004: Hopkins 9 matches, Coetzer 5 matches.

• Coetzer has the better first serve in %: 71.5 to Hopkins’s 54.4.
• Coetzer has the better return points won %: 52 to Hopkins’s 33.5.
• Hopkins has 5 aces (one every 1.8 matches) to Coetzer’s no aces.
• Winners’ edge: Coetzer’s team won 40%, Hopkins’s team won 22% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Hopkins has 9 matches, Coetzer 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Hopkins (9 matches), Coetzer (5 matches) — treat the averages with care.

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