Dodig v Ferrer

David Ferrer takes it, 12–3 on categories

Ferrer wins on titles. Dodig’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Dodig 249 matches, Ferrer 1,078 matches.

• Ferrer has 27 titles (one every 25 matches) to Dodig’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
• Dodig averages 8.2 aces a match to Ferrer’s 2.7 — 3 times as many.
• Ferrer averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Dodig’s 1.3.
• Winners’ edge: Ferrer’s team won 65%, Dodig’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ferrer has 1,078 matches across 18 seasons, Dodig 249 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.