Nelson v Pate

David Pate takes it, 11–3 on categories

Pate wins on first serve in %. Nelson’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Nelson 143 matches, Pate 349 matches.

• Pate averages 3.1 double faults a match to Nelson’s 5.5.
• Pate averages 1.3 sets lost a match to Nelson’s 1.6.
• Pate has the better sets won %: 50.8 to Nelson’s 41.5.
• Winners’ edge: Pate’s team won 52%, Nelson’s team won 37% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pate has 349 matches across 15 seasons, Nelson 143 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): 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.