Lys v Cirstea

Sorana Cirstea takes it, 9–4 on categories

Cirstea wins on first-serve points won %. Lys’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Lys 102 matches, Cirstea 750 matches.

• Cirstea averages 2.5 aces a match to Lys’ 0.7 — 3.4 times as many.
• Cirstea averages 2.6 double faults a match to Lys’ 4.0.
• Lys has the better first serve in %: 67.5 to Cirstea’s 58.1.
• Longevity: Cirstea has 750 matches across 21 seasons, Lys 102 in 5 — 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.
• Different eras: the game, the rules and the stat-keeping have all changed between their careers.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.