Smitkova v Puig

Monica Puig takes it, 10–3 on categories

Puig wins on sets won %. Smitkova’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Smitkova 49 matches, Puig 306 matches.

• Smitkova averages 4.8 aces a match to Puig’s 3.1 (57% more).
• Puig has the better sets won %: 52.6 to Smitkova’s 36.5.
• Puig averages 1.2 sets won a match to Smitkova’s 0.9 (40% more).
• Winners’ edge: Puig’s team won 53%, Smitkova’s team won 33% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Puig has 306 matches across 14 seasons, Smitkova 49 in 8 — 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.