Niemeier v Potapova

Anastasia Potapova takes it, 11–2 on categories

Potapova wins on double faults. Niemeier’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Niemeier 97 matches, Potapova 306 matches.

• Niemeier averages 4.5 aces a match to Potapova’s 2.3 — 2 times as many.
• Potapova averages 4.8 double faults a match to Niemeier’s 7.0.
• Potapova averages 1.3 sets won a match to Niemeier’s 1 (25% more).
• Winners’ edge: Potapova’s teams won 55%, Niemeier’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Potapova has 306 matches across 10 seasons, Niemeier 97 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (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.