Hsieh v Safarova

Lucie Safarova takes it, 9–4 on categories

Safarova wins on first-serve points won %. Wei Hsieh’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Wei Hsieh 351 matches, Safarova 645 matches.

• Safarova averages 3.5 aces a match to Wei Hsieh’s 0.7 — 5.2 times as many.
• Safarova has the better first-serve points won %: 68.9 to Wei Hsieh’s 59.5.
• Safarova has the better break points saved %: 60.1 to Wei Hsieh’s 52.2.
• Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 57%, Wei Hsieh’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Safarova has 645 matches across 14 seasons, Wei Hsieh 351 in 21 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.