Hozumi v Sands

Too close to call — 8–5 on categories

Mattek Sands wins on first-serve points won %. Hozumi’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour career: Hozumi 16 matches, Mattek Sands 312 matches.

• Hozumi has the better first serve in %: 64.3 to Mattek Sands’s 59.2.
• Mattek Sands averages 1.8 aces a match to Hozumi’s 1.4 (31% more).
• Hozumi averages 1.9 double faults a match to Mattek Sands’ 2.4.
• Winners’ edge: Mattek Sands’s team won 43%, Hozumi’s team won 31% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Mattek Sands has 312 matches across 22 seasons, Hozumi 16 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.