Salerni v Dementieva

Elena Dementieva takes it, 11–3 on categories

Dementieva wins on first-serve points won %. Emilia Salerni’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Emilia Salerni 111 matches, Dementieva 745 matches.

• Dementieva averages 0.8 aces a match to Emilia Salerni’s 0.3 — 2.5 times as many.
• Dementieva averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Emilia Salerni’s 1.3.
• Emilia Salerni averages a double fault every 1.8 matches to Dementieva’s 3.7.
• Winners’ edge: Dementieva’s team won 67%, Emilia Salerni’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Dementieva has 745 matches across 14 seasons, Emilia Salerni 111 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, finals, 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.