Yakimova v Safarova

Lucie Safarova takes it, 10–3 on categories

Safarova wins on break points saved %. Yakimova’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Yakimova 119 matches, Safarova 645 matches.

• Safarova has the better break points saved %: 60.1 to Yakimova’s 47.7.
• Safarova has the better first-serve points won %: 68.9 to Yakimova’s 55.7.
• Safarova averages 3.5 aces a match to Yakimova’s 0.4 — 10.1 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Safarova’s team won 57%, Yakimova’s team won 29% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Safarova has 645 matches across 14 seasons, Yakimova 119 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.