Gonzalez v Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic takes it, 10–2 on categories

Ivanovic wins on first-serve points won %. Gonzalez’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Gonzalez 39 matches, Ivanovic 653 matches.

• Ivanovic averages 2.9 aces a match to Gonzalez’s 1.1 — 2.6 times as many.
• Ivanovic averages 0.8 sets lost a match to Gonzalez’s 1.1.
• Ivanovic averages 1.4 sets won a match to Gonzalez’s 1.2 (25% more).
• Winners’ edge: Ivanovic’s team won 66%, Gonzalez’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ivanovic has 653 matches across 13 seasons, Gonzalez 39 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): 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.