Rios v Likhovtseva

Elena Likhovtseva takes it, 12–1 on categories

Likhovtseva wins on first-serve points won %. De Los Rios’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: De Los Rios 214 matches, Likhovtseva 718 matches.

• Likhovtseva averages 0.8 aces a match to De Los Rios’ 0.2 — 4.2 times as many.
• Likhovtseva has the better first-serve points won %: 61.2 to De Los Rios’s 54.7.
• Likhovtseva averages 1.2 sets won a match to De Los Rios’ 0.9 (27% more).
• Winners’ edge: Likhovtseva’s team won 51%, De Los Rios’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Likhovtseva has 718 matches across 16 seasons, De Los Rios 214 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, 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.