Carruthers v Zhang

Ling Zhang takes it, 10–3 on categories

Zhang wins on break points saved %. Carruthers’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Carruthers 10 matches, Zhang 52 matches.

• Zhang has the better break points saved %: 58 to Carruthers’s 49.4.
• Zhang averages 1.7 double faults a match to Carruthers’ 6.4.
• Zhang has the better first serve in %: 63.6 to Carruthers’s 59.2.
• Winners’ edge: Zhang’s team won 58%, Carruthers’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Zhang has 52 matches across 11 seasons, Carruthers 10 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, double faults, serve points…): 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.