Mattar v Ivanisevic

Goran Ivanisevic takes it, 9–4 on categories

Ivanisevic wins on first-serve points won %. Mattar’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Mattar 338 matches, Ivanisevic 895 matches.

• Ivanisevic has the better first-serve points won %: 82.5 to Mattar’s 69.1.
• Ivanisevic averages 12.7 aces a match to Mattar’s 5.0 — 2.6 times as many.
• Ivanisevic averages 1.6 sets won a match to Mattar’s 1.3 (24% more).
• Winners’ edge: Ivanisevic’s team won 64%, Mattar’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ivanisevic has 895 matches across 17 seasons, Mattar 338 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, aces): 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.