Yakimova v Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic takes it, 11–1 on categories

Ivanovic wins on first-serve points won %. Yakimova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Yakimova 119 matches, Ivanovic 653 matches.

• Ivanovic has the better first-serve points won %: 67.9 to Yakimova’s 55.7.
• Ivanovic averages 2.9 aces a match to Yakimova’s 0.4 — 8.3 times as many.
• Ivanovic has the better sets won %: 63.9 to Yakimova’s 31.5.
• Winners’ edge: Ivanovic’s team won 66%, Yakimova’s team won 29% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ivanovic has 653 matches across 13 seasons, Yakimova 119 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): 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.