Scheepers v Strycova

Barbora Strycova takes it, 9–4 on categories

Strycova wins on return points won %. Scheepers’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Scheepers 12 matches, Strycova 33 matches.

• Scheepers averages 1.3 aces a match to Strycova’s 0.7 (82% more).
• Strycova averages 1.6 double faults a match to Scheepers’ 3.5.
• Strycova has the better return points won %: 42.8 to Scheepers’s 39.7.
• Strycova ranks 8th of 71 in WTA Tour 2009 for first serve in %.
• Winners’ edge: Strycova’s team won 39%, Scheepers’s team won 33% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Strycova has 33 matches, Scheepers 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.

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