Goran Ivanisevic vs Karim Alami — Davis Cup G1 R1: CRO vs MAR Round Robin

Davis Cup G1 R1: CRO vs MAR · ATP · Round Robin
CRO
Goran Ivanisevic
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 7 February 1997
carpet
MAR
Karim Alami
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Ivanisevic G.
6-2 7-5
Alami K.
Ivanisevic G.
672
Alami K.
25–

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Karim Alami 6-2 7-5 in the Davis Cup G1 R1: CRO vs MAR round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Goran Ivanisevic claimed a first win over Karim Alami in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-04-14BarcelonaR32clayKarim Alami6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanisevic G.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Alami K.

Alami K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ivanisevic G.Alami K.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
81%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.