Pannu v Purcell

Max Purcell takes it, 10–3 on categories

Purcell wins on return points won %. Pannu’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Pannu 6 matches, Purcell 83 matches.

• Purcell averages 8.0 aces a match to Pannu’s 4 — 2 times as many.
• Purcell averages 1.1 sets won a match to Pannu’s 0.7 (58% more).
• Purcell averages 2.4 double faults a match to Pannu’s 4.
• Winners’ edge: Purcell’s team won 39%, Pannu’s team won 17% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Purcell has 83 matches across 6 seasons, Pannu 6 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Pannu (6 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.