Tatishvili v Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic takes it, 11–1 on categories

Ivanovic wins on first-serve points won %. Tatishvili’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Tatishvili 148 matches, Ivanovic 653 matches.

• Ivanovic has the better first-serve points won %: 67.9 to Tatishvili’s 56.5.
• Ivanovic averages 2.9 aces a match to Tatishvili’s 1.0 — 3.1 times as many.
• Ivanovic has the better sets won %: 63.9 to Tatishvili’s 39.5.
• Winners’ edge: Ivanovic’s team won 66%, Tatishvili’s team won 36% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ivanovic has 653 matches across 13 seasons, Tatishvili 148 in 14 — 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.