head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is optimization, and it is a single point.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Arcade tennis with timing-based PvP mind games.

Execution · Competitive PvP
The peak-era Konami football game prized for weighty, skill-driven match play.
Mario Tennis Aces leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mario Tennis Aces
Shot timing, charge mechanics, footwork
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
First touch, through balls, and dribbles demand precise control
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mario Tennis Aces
Online tennis demands reading opponent placement
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
Versus matches are constant feint and positioning prediction
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Mario Tennis Aces
Mostly deterministic ball physics
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
Deflections and keeper spills add light randomness
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Mario Tennis Aces
Character matchups and tech routes
Pro Evolution Soccer 6
Formations and player roles are studyable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.