Bachmann v Smashnova

Anna Smashnova takes it, 9–4 on categories

Smashnova wins on sets won %. Bachmann’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Bachmann 26 matches, Smashnova 525 matches.

• Bachmann has 5 aces (one every 1.6 matches) to Smashnova’s 5 aces (one every 50 matches).
• Smashnova has the better sets won %: 52.9 to Bachmann’s 25.9.
• Smashnova averages 1.2 sets won a match to Bachmann’s 0.5 — 2.2 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Smashnova’s team won 53%, Bachmann’s team won 27% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Smashnova has 525 matches across 17 seasons, Bachmann 26 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, double faults): 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.