Thibaut Simon, Media365, published on Thursday December 26, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.
The 2024 tennis season has ended and it is time to take stock. In terms of statistics, several players have made their mark this season in certain categories.
The link between Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek could obviously relate to a subject outside of tennis. Both pinned for doping cases, the numbers 1 and 2 in the respective ATP and WTA rankings also dominated on the field this 2024 financial year. If the Pole will be present in Australia for the start of the United Cup – Poland is in the pool of Muchova's Czech Republic and Ruud's Norway – the Italian is still enjoying his vacation before heading to Melbourne for the first Grand Slam of the season. Statistically, both players showed impressive efficiency on serve.
Sinner ahead of Mpetshi Perricard and Zverev
It's the X account “Game, Set and Maths” which offers us some interesting statistics. Indeed, we observe that Sinner is the player with the highest percentage of points won on his serve: 71.1%. Behind the Italian we find the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and the German Alexander Zverev with 70.2%. Note that this ranking was made taking into account a minimum of 1,000 points played per player over the season. Sinner's performance is impressive, especially when we look at his two competitors. Mpetshi Perricard won the ATP Award for Progress of the Year at the beginning of December. With an average of 19 aces per match (the highest on the circuit), the Frenchman notably achieved 51 aces during his first round at Wimbledon. An unmatched statistic in 2024 during a match. For Zverevthe record is also exceptional, especially in serving since the world number 2 is the player who has inflicted the most aces on the circuit this year with a total of 841 aces.
Swiatek, queen of stats
On the women's side, it was Iga Swiatek who dominated the points won on service category. With 64.2%, she is ahead of Naomi Osaka (63.8%) and Elena Rybakina (63.2%).. That's not all since the Pole has other pretty crazy statistics. For example, she is the player who achieved the best winning streak in 2024 with 21 consecutive matches won. Even Sinner did not do better with 16 victories in a row. Swiatek is also the player who won the shortest match of the year with 40 minutes spent on court against Potapova at Roland Garros. Finally, the winner of the Parisian Grand Slam in 2024 has inflicted a score of 6/0 14 times.
For fans of tennis statistics, we can also announce that the greatest number of double faults in the 2024 season can be attributed to Maxime Cressy. In the round of 16 of the Newport tournament (USA), the American made 23 double faults against Albot and won this match in three sets. And for women? The title also goes to the United States. Coco Gauff with 21 double faults in the semi-final in Wuhan (China), did not succeed in overthrowing Sabalenka; defeat in three sets.
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