Govortsova v Kleybanova

Alisa Kleybanova takes it, 12–2 on categories

Kleybanova wins on first-serve points won %. Govortsova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Govortsova 337 matches, Kleybanova 201 matches.

• Kleybanova averages 3.6 aces a match to Govortsova’s 1.1 — 3.2 times as many.
• Govortsova has the better first serve in %: 63.5 to Kleybanova’s 55.5.
• Kleybanova has the better first-serve points won %: 64.8 to Govortsova’s 59.8.
• Winners’ edge: Kleybanova’s team won 55%, Govortsova’s team won 42% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Govortsova has 337 matches across 16 seasons, Kleybanova 201 in 10 — 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.