Ruah v Matsuoka

Shuzo Matsuoka takes it, 10–3 on categories

Matsuoka wins on first-serve points won %. Ruah’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Ruah 58 matches, Matsuoka 281 matches.

• Matsuoka averages 7.4 aces a match to Ruah’s 2.8 — 2.6 times as many.
• Matsuoka averages 1.2 sets won a match to Ruah’s 0.9 (36% more).
• Matsuoka has the better first-serve points won %: 74.1 to Ruah’s 66.5.
• Winners’ edge: Matsuoka’s team won 45%, Ruah’s team won 34% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Matsuoka has 281 matches across 14 seasons, Ruah 58 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.