{"id":94253,"date":"2025-12-11T07:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=94253"},"modified":"2025-12-08T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:37:16","slug":"wta-players-who-struggle-most-with-double-faults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/12\/11\/wta-players-who-struggle-most-with-double-faults\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Players Who Struggle Most with Double Faults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s tennis offers something the men&#8217;s game often doesn&#8217;t: unpredictability. Sure, the raw power might not reach the same levels, but the competitive balance makes for genuinely compelling viewing. You never quite know what&#8217;s coming next, and that&#8217;s what keeps fans glued to their seats.<\/p>\n<p>Take serving as an example. One day you&#8217;ll witness a masterclass in precision and placement. The next? A double fault bonanza that turns the match into something resembling a doubles game. This volatility is part of what makes the WTA Tour so fascinating to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s examine which players have wrestled with the double fault demon most this year. Some names will confirm your suspicions, while others might genuinely surprise you.<\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Alycia Parks (7.30 doubles per match)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Parks has made a name for herself on Tour largely because of her serve. It&#8217;s a legitimate weapon that produces around six aces per match, but those same aggressive tendencies also lead to 7.30 double faults per outing. The ratio isn&#8217;t ideal, though it reflects her playing style. She goes for broke, attacks constantly, and sometimes gets a bit too casual with her delivery. Her focus can wander too, which explains why she&#8217;s played so many three-setters when matches should have been wrapped up earlier.<\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Coco Gauff (6.77 doubles per match)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Nobody should be shocked to see Gauff here. Her serving struggles <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/11\/11\/coco-gauff-400-double-faults\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">are well-documented at this point<\/a>. Some days it clicks beautifully, other days it falls apart. She&#8217;s acknowledged the issue and promised to address it, but right now that aggressive approach generates far too many unforced errors from the service line. The numbers tell the story: 6.77 double faults against just 2.7 aces per match. Fortunately, her exceptional talent usually compensates for these lapses.<\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Ajla Tomljanovic (6.27 doubles per match)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Tomljanovic&#8217;s game has regressed lately, and she&#8217;s nowhere near the form that once made her dangerous. Still, she&#8217;s always been an intriguing player who attacks hard from the baseline and the service box. That aggression naturally breeds mistakes, particularly when you&#8217;re swinging freely on first and second serves. Unlike Gauff, though, she doesn&#8217;t have the same raw talent to bail her out. More often than not, these errors directly cost her games and matches.<\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"jwqnDf91R_Bmq9UuZKdcLw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2243462587\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jwqnDf91R_Bmq9UuZKdcLw',sig:'PJzumolD2hJ47ENS_Lob6qkZdL5yczWWMY0SnxaSj-U=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2243462587',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Jelena Ostapenko (6.19 doubles per match)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Ostapenko&#8217;s presence on this list makes sense, though her ranking might raise eyebrows. Many would expect her higher up given her reputation. Her style walks a tightrope between hyper-aggressive and almost nonchalant, which produces errors both in rallies and on serve. But here&#8217;s the thing: she&#8217;s never going to change, and she doesn&#8217;t need to. This approach has served her well enough, and she&#8217;s learned to strike a reasonable balance between risk and reward.<\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Kimberly Birrell (6.05 doubles per match)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Birrell plays with plenty of aggression and frequently hunts for big serves. The problem? She sometimes pushes too hard, leading to an inflated double fault count. Part of this reflects the modern game&#8217;s emphasis on power, but part of it stems from her technique not quite matching her ambitions. When you&#8217;re serving aggressively without an elite delivery to back it up, mistakes pile up quickly.<\/p>\n<h2><b>6. Marta Kostyuk (5.84)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Kostyuk brings real intensity to her serve despite not possessing overwhelming power. She plays to win every point rather than just stay in rallies, which inevitably means taking risks and making mistakes. Double faults become part of the equation, especially against top-tier opponents who force you to aim closer to the lines.<\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"93tgERLoThVW7LlWp7_f9Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2239322458\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'93tgERLoThVW7LlWp7_f9Q',sig:'CRsJJiqh320RWpQhU2T-pOzjj0Ft1FReij17ejo3vNY=',w:'594px',h:'338px',items:'2239322458',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>7. Camila Osorio (5.83)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Another aggressive player who wants to control points with her own racquet, Osorio faces a challenge that technique alone can&#8217;t solve: height. She lacks the stature to consistently hit the angles she&#8217;s visualizing, which translates to a high double fault rate. Sometimes it costs her matches, other times she manages to offset it with winners. It&#8217;s a constant balancing act.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2><b>8. Ashlyn Krueger (5.69)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Krueger fits the profile of the modern American player perfectly. She&#8217;s tall, powerful, and wants to dictate every exchange. That means swinging freely and finishing points on her terms rather than waiting for opponents to crack. Errors are inevitable with this approach, and double faults definitely fall into that category. She racks them up regularly, though it&#8217;s simply the cost of playing her brand of tennis.<\/p>\n<h2><b>9. Victoria Mboko (5.59)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/11\/15\/victoria-mboko-2025-season-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">This year&#8217;s breakout star<\/a> plays with genuine power and serves aggressively. She second only to Parks in aces (nearly five per match), so naturally she&#8217;s going to produce plenty of double faults too. The ratio could be better considering her talent level, but it&#8217;s not alarming. As she matures and refines her game, expect this number to improve.<\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"bVIs0tOUT2hlLCzhVgwQjw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2247068743\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bVIs0tOUT2hlLCzhVgwQjw',sig:'4MET8yzvwWDnoZ3arCAK94ViifmU4LHPPM5XqMpE0FU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2247068743',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>10. Marketa Vondrousova (5.58)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Injuries have limited Vondrousova&#8217;s court time, which is unfortunate because she&#8217;s captivating to watch when healthy. While she doesn&#8217;t make many unforced errors during rallies, double faults have always plagued her game. It&#8217;s been her most persistent weakness, though there&#8217;s hope she can address it moving forward with the right adjustments.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The double fault epidemic isn&#8217;t really about players forgetting how to serve. It&#8217;s about what&#8217;s waiting for them on the other side of the net. Modern women&#8217;s tennis revolves around power and aggression, starting with the return. Even players without devastating pace have adopted an attacking style that puts immediate pressure on the server. Miss your spots by even a little, and you&#8217;re suddenly defending for your life, assuming you even get your racquet on the ball coming back at you.<\/p>\n<p>To counter this threat, players are forced to take bigger risks from the service box. They&#8217;re essentially trying to serve their way out of trouble before it starts, but this gamble backfires more often than it succeeds. The result? Sky-high double fault numbers across the board. This trend isn&#8217;t going anywhere either. If anything, expect it to intensify unless something fundamental shifts in how the game is played.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s tennis offers something the men&#8217;s game often doesn&#8217;t: unpredictability. Sure, the raw power might not reach the same levels, but the competitive balance makes for genuinely compelling viewing. You never quite know what&#8217;s coming next, and that&#8217;s what keeps fans glued to their seats. Take serving as an example. One day you&#8217;ll witness a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5393,"featured_media":85459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2,9],"tags":[4130,15376,16716,16955,2747,473,4109,884,2372,18059],"class_list":["post-94253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wta","category-featured","category-news","tag-ajla-tomljanovic","tag-alycia-parks","tag-ashlyn-krueger","tag-camila-osorio","tag-coco-gauff","tag-jelena-ostapenko","tag-kimberly-birrell","tag-marketa-vondrousova","tag-marta-kostyuk","tag-victoria-mboko"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94253"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94280,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94253\/revisions\/94280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}