Kabbaj v Sevastova

Yasmine Kabbaj takes it, 9–4 on categories

Kabbaj wins on first serve in %. Sevastova’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Kabbaj 8 matches, Sevastova 408 matches.

• Kabbaj has the better first serve in %: 78 to Sevastova’s 60.
• Sevastova has the better first-serve points won %: 63.3 to Kabbaj’s 53.3.
• Sevastova averages 2.2 aces a match to Kabbaj’s 0.4 — 5.9 times as many.
• Longevity: Sevastova has 408 matches across 19 seasons, Kabbaj 8 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Kabbaj (8 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.