Kostova v Linette

Magda Linette takes it, 10–3 on categories

Linette wins on first-serve points won %. Kostova’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Kostova 45 matches, Linette 496 matches.

• Linette has the better first-serve points won %: 63.8 to Kostova’s 53.6.
• Linette averages 2.9 aces a match to Kostova’s 0.8 — 3.5 times as many.
• Kostova averages 1.4 double faults a match to Linette’s 2.5.
• Winners’ edge: Linette’s team won 49%, Kostova’s team won 36% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Linette has 496 matches across 15 seasons, Kostova 45 in 12 — 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.