Yang v Schiavone

Too close to call — 6–6 on categories

Yang wins on first serve in %. Schiavone’s case rests on first-serve points won %. WTA Tour career: Yang 17 matches, Schiavone 856 matches.

• Yang has the better first serve in %: 67.7 to Schiavone’s 54.1.
• Schiavone averages 1.2 sets won a match to Yang’s 0.9 (36% more).
• Schiavone has the better sets won %: 52.8 to Yang’s 41.7.
• Winners’ edge: Schiavone’s team won 54%, Yang’s team won 41% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Schiavone has 856 matches across 20 seasons, Yang 17 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
• Different eras: the game, the rules and the stat-keeping have all changed between their careers.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.