Sands v Stephens

Sloane Stephens takes it, 10–3 on categories

Stephens wins on first serve in %. Mattek Sands’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Mattek Sands 312 matches, Stephens 564 matches.

• Stephens has the better first serve in %: 67.5 to Mattek Sands’s 59.2.
• Mattek Sands averages 1.8 aces a match to Stephens’ 1.4 (27% more).
• Stephens averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Mattek Sands’ 1.3.
• Winners’ edge: Stephens’s team won 55%, Mattek Sands’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Stephens has 564 matches across 17 seasons, Mattek Sands 312 in 22 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals): 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.