Lys v Rybakina

Elena Rybakina takes it, 9–3 on categories

Rybakina wins on first-serve points won %. Lys’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Lys 102 matches, Rybakina 455 matches.

• Rybakina has the better first-serve points won %: 72.3 to Lys’s 57.7.
• Rybakina averages 6.1 aces a match to Lys’ 0.7 — 8.2 times as many.
• Rybakina averages 0.7 sets lost a match to Lys’ 1.2.
• Winners’ edge: Rybakina’s team won 72%, Lys’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Rybakina has 455 matches across 10 seasons, Lys 102 in 5 — 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.