Christian Ruud vs Karim Alami — Estoril Round of 32

Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
NOR
Christian Ruud
53 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 April 1997
clay
MAR
Karim Alami
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Ruud C.
6-3 6-1
Alami K.
Ruud C.
662
Alami K.
31–

Christian Ruud defeated Karim Alami 6-3 6-1 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Christian Ruud claimed a first win over Karim Alami in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR16clayKarim Alami2-6 6-1 7-6(2)
1998-03-23CasablancaR16clayKarim Alami4-6 6-4 6-4
1997-04-14BarcelonaR16clayKarim Alami6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Alami K.

Alami K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

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
Ruud C.Alami K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Corretja A.
Clavet F.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Clavet F.
Mantilla F.
3-67-56-0
Corretja A.
Sanchez J.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Santoro F.
6-34-0
Sanchez J.
Schaller G.
6-04-1
Clavet F.
Moya C.
6-16-3
Mantilla F.
Berasategui A.
6-46-1
R16
Santoro F.
Cabello F.
6-16-2
Sanchez J.
Fontang F.
6-43-67-5
Schaller G.
Marques N.
6-37-5
Moya C.
Fromberg R.
6-26-3
Clavet F.
Kuerten G.
1-66-17-65
Mantilla F.
Arazi H.
6-26-3
Berasategui A.
Ruud C.
6-46-1
Corretja A.
Filippini M.
6-44-66-1
R32
Corretja A.
Gumy H.
6-26-3
Filippini M.
Viloca Puig J.
3-67-666-1
Santoro F.
Kucera K.
2-67-616-2
Cabello F.
Ferreira W.
6-33-66-4
Sanchez J.
Fragoso B.
6-26-2
Fontang F.
Goellner M.
7-57-5
Marques N.
Lopez Moron A.
7-56-2
Schaller G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-0
Mantilla F.
Carretero R.
6-36-1
Arazi H.
Mota B.
6-45-76-2
Ruud C.
Alami K.
6-36-1
Berasategui A.
Costa C.
3-66-26-2
Moya C.
Diaz J.
6-41-67-5
Fromberg R.
Voinea A.
4-66-26-2
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
6-46-2
Clavet F.
Gaudenzi A.
3-66-36-2