Watanabe v Bowrey

Bill Bowrey takes it, 5–1 on categories

Bowrey wins on sets lost. Watanabe’s case rests on games won, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Watanabe 43 matches, Bowrey 234 matches.

• Bowrey averages 1.3 sets lost a match to Watanabe’s 1.6.
• Watanabe averages 14.4 games won a match to Bowrey’s 13.5 (7% more).
• Bowrey has the better sets won %: 51.3 to Watanabe’s 45.7.
• Best single match: Bowrey 46 games won, Watanabe 27.
• Winners’ edge: Bowrey’s team won 51%, Watanabe’s team won 42% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Bowrey has 234 matches across 8 seasons, Watanabe 43 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam 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.