Lu v Karlovic

Ivo Karlovic takes it, 10–4 on categories

Karlovic wins on break points saved %. Hsun Lu’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Hsun Lu 368 matches, Karlovic 698 matches.

• Karlovic has the better break points saved %: 71 to Hsun Lu’s 59.
• Karlovic has the better first-serve points won %: 82.7 to Hsun Lu’s 70.3.
• Karlovic averages 19.6 aces a match to Hsun Lu’s 4.2 — 4.7 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Karlovic’s team won 52%, Hsun Lu’s team won 39% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Karlovic has 698 matches across 21 seasons, Hsun Lu 368 in 16 — 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.