Pivovarova v Sugiyama

Ai Sugiyama takes it, 10–3 on categories

Sugiyama wins on break points saved %. Pivovarova’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Pivovarova 35 matches, Sugiyama 809 matches.

• Pivovarova averages 0.8 aces a match to Sugiyama’s 0.5 (60% more).
• Sugiyama has the better sets won %: 51.9 to Pivovarova’s 30.4.
• Sugiyama averages 1.2 sets won a match to Pivovarova’s 0.7 (75% more).
• Winners’ edge: Sugiyama’s team won 53%, Pivovarova’s team won 23% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Sugiyama has 809 matches across 18 seasons, Pivovarova 35 in 7 — 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.
• Different eras: the game, the rules and the stat-keeping have all changed between their careers.

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