PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA - There were 88 pro Round of 64 matches played on Tuesday at the Vizzy Atlanta Open presented by Acrytech.

The higher-seeded team prevailed in 60 of those matches for a 68% win rate.

Let’s take a look at how those numbers differed by event. You may be surprised by women’s singles.

Men’s Singles

The higher-seeded player won 11/16 men’s singles matches on Tuesday.

Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded player winning:

•                      No. 35 seed Mota Alhouni def. No. 27 seed Michael Loyd 6-11, 11-8, 11-9.
•                      No. 41 seed Ross Whitaker def. No. 17 seed Roscoe Bellamy 11-9, 4-11, 11-2.
•                      No. 44 seed Dave Bacalla def. No. 21 seed Gabriel Tardio via Walkover.
•                      No. 47 seed Alexander Crum def. No. 22 seed Marshall Brown 11-9, 11-8.
•                      No. 38 seed Ryan Fu def. No. 31 seed Luke Wasson 11-7, 3-11, 11-4.
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Three of those winners (Whittaker, Bacalla, and Crum) came through Monday’s qualifying rounds.

Women’s Singles

This is where things get interesting. The higher-seeded player won only 4/16 women’s singles matches on Tuesday.

Here are the (many) matches that resulted in the lower-seeded player winning.

•                      No. 48 seed Elina Geut def. No. 22 seed Genie Bouchard 11-9, 11-5.
•                      No. 41 seed Christine Maddox def. No. 21 seed Madeline Schulte 11-4, 11-2.
•                      No. 36 seed Rachael James def. No. 29 seed Alejandra Lopez Borobia 11-7, 7-11, 11-0.
•                      No. 45 seed Madalina Grigoriu def. No. 17 seed Liz Truluck 11-4, 11-7.
•                      No. 44 seed Shea Donahue def. No. 23 seed Allyce Jones 11-6, 12-10.
•                      No. 34 seed Milan Rane def. No. 30 seed Angie Walker 11-5, 11-5.
•                      No. 47 seed Kate Fahey def. No. 24 seed Lingwei Kong 11-1, 11-9.
•                      No. 33 seed Tamaryn Emmrich def. No. 27 seed Pierina Imparato 11-1, 7-11, 11-1.
•                      No. 42 seed Nicole Eugenio def. No. 18 seed Jamie Haas 11-9, 11-7.
•                      No. 43 seed Alia Brown def. No. 26 seed Alix Truong 11-9, 12-10.
•                      No. 46 seed Cade Pierson def. No. 20 seed Shannon Pretorious 6-11, 11-4, 11-4.
•                      No. 35 seed Shelby Bates def. No. 25 seed Layne Sleeth 11-7, 11-6.
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Seven of those winners came through Monday’s qualifying draw. In fact, all but one of the women’s singles qualifiers won their first-round matches on Tuesday. Could this be a sign of growing parity in the women’s game?

Mixed Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 20/24 mixed doubles matches on Tuesday.

Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded player winning.

•                  No. 49 seed Bobbi Oshiro/Todd Fought def. Etta Wright/Tyler Loong 8-11, 11-4, 11-7.
•                      No. 43 seed Rachel Rettger/Yates Johnson def. No. 21 seed Lina Padegimaite/Zane Navratil 12-10, 12-10.
•                      No. 34 seed Allison Phillips/Quang Duong def. No. 28 seed Tamaryn Emmrich/Daniel de la Rosa 11-8, 11-9.
•                      No. 42 seed Genie Erokhina/John Cincola def. No. 20 seed Andrea Koop/Collin Johns 11-8, 11-9.
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The pairing of Oshiro/Fought came through Monday’s qualifying rounds.

Women’s Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 14/16 women’s doubles matches on Tuesday.

Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded team winning.

•                  No. 36 seed Allie Reichert/Shannon Pretorious def. No. 32 seed Audrey Adele Brown/Alia Brown 11-8, 11-4.
•                      No. 45 seed Emily Gaskins/Meredith Roberts def. No. 23 seed Ava Ignatowich/Lingwei Kong 11-9, 11-6.
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The pairing of Gaskins/Roberts came through the qualifying draw.

Men’s Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 11/16 men’s doubles matches on Tuesday.

Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded team winning.

•                      No. 48 seed Federico Nani/Jorge Nunez def. No. 18 seed Brandon French/Wyatt Stone 12-10, 8-11, 11-5.
•                      No. 38 seed Donald Young/Alvaro Terron def. No. 26 seed Ryan Eveloff/Naveen Beasley 10-12, 11-3, 11-9.
•                      No. 35 seed Blaine Hovenier/Tam Trinh def. No. 27 seed Casey Diamond/Marshall Brown 11-5, 11-8.
•                      No. 34 seed Mota Alhouni/Mohaned Alhouni def. No. 30 seed Kento Tamaki/Yates Johnson 11-4, 13-11.
•                      No. 37 seed Farzin Amiri/Wes Burrows def. No. 31 seed Rob Cassidy/Ryan Gilbert 11-1, 11-9.
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The team of Nani/Nunez came through the qualifying rounds.

How will these statistics compare to Wednesday's numbers? Catch all the action on PickleballTV and the PPA YouTube channel to find out.