Espinosa v Kanepi

Kaia Kanepi takes it, 11–3 on categories

Kanepi wins on first-serve points won %. Soler Espinosa’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Soler Espinosa 172 matches, Kanepi 534 matches.

• Kanepi averages 3.0 aces a match to Soler Espinosa’s 1.2 — 2.4 times as many.
• Kanepi averages 1.2 sets won a match to Soler Espinosa’s 0.8 (55% more).
• Soler Espinosa averages 2.5 double faults a match to Kanepi’s 4.
• Winners’ edge: Kanepi’s team won 54%, Soler Espinosa’s team won 35% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Kanepi has 534 matches across 24 seasons, Soler Espinosa 172 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, 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.