Franco Squillari vs Karim Alami — Casablanca Semi-final

Casablanca · ATP · Semi-final
ARG
Franco Squillari
50 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 March 1997
clay
MAR
Karim Alami
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Squillari F.
6-3 6-3
Alami K.
Squillari F.
662
Alami K.
33–

Franco Squillari defeated Karim Alami 6-3 6-3 in the Casablanca semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Franco Squillari had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Franco Squillari claimed a first win over Karim Alami in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-09-18Sydney OlympicsR64hardKarim Alami6-4 7-6(5)
1999-01-04DohaR16hardKarim Alami6-2 6-7(2) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Squillari F.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Alami K.

Alami K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Squillari F.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Squillari F.Alami K.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.0

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Arazi H.
Squillari F.
3-66-16-2
Semi-finals
Squillari F.
Alami K.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Schaller G.
6-27-65
Quarter-finals
Schaller G.
Carbonell T.
6-46-4
Alami K.
Vicente F.
6-736-17-5
Arazi H.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-26-1
Squillari F.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-1
R16
Vicente F.
Gross O.
W/O
Arazi H.
Skoch D.
6-36-3
Squillari F.
Marin J.
6-17-5
Carbonell T.
Mota B.
6-26-0
Alami K.
Craca M.
7-57-61
El Aynaoui Y.
Fromberg R.
7-616-0
Schaller G.
Martin A.
6-36-1
Benfele Alvarez E.
Jonsson L.
6-27-65
R32
Benfele Alvarez E.
El Aarej M.
6-06-2
Gross O.
Pavel A.
6-36-3
Squillari F.
Carretero R.
6-36-1
Marin J.
Rharnit L.
6-36-1
El Aynaoui Y.
Ogorodov O.
6-47-63
Fromberg R.
Stanoytchev O.
6-746-26-2
Carbonell T.
Nydahl T.
6-24-67-65
Mota B.
Cherkasov A.
6-01-66-4
Martin A.
Roig F.
6-16-4
Schaller G.
El Sawy T.
7-626-3
Jonsson L.
Burillo J.
7-57-65
Skoch D.
Tahiri M.
6-16-2
Arazi H.
Krocsko J.
6-36-1
Craca M.
Ran E.
6-46-2
Alami K.
Solves G.
6-46-3
Vicente F.
Marques N.
7-606-1