Alberto Berasategui vs Karim Alami — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Alberto Berasategui
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 1997
clay
MAR
Karim Alami
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Berasategui A.
7-6 6-2
Alami K.
Berasategui A.
7762
Alami K.
622–

Alberto Berasategui defeated Karim Alami 7-6 6-2 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Alberto Berasategui 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
1999-09-27BucharestSFclayKarim Alami6-4 3-6 6-3
1997-07-28AmsterdamR32clayKarim Alami6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Berasategui A.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Alami K.

Alami K.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Berasategui A.

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
Berasategui A.Alami K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
74%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Berasategui A.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Berasategui A.
Sanchez J.
6-26-3
Hrbaty D.
Corretja A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Sanchez J.
Filippini M.
6-31-66-4
Corretja A.
Clavet F.
7-646-2
Berasategui A.
Alami K.
7-626-2
Hrbaty D.
Portas A.
7-56-4
R16
Hrbaty D.
Gumy H.
6-33-2
Berasategui A.
Costa C.
6-44-66-3
Sanchez J.
Alonso J.
6-46-4
Filippini M.
Ruud C.
7-646-737-5
Portas A.
Messori F.
6-16-3
Clavet F.
Spadea V.
6-36-3
Corretja A.
Fromberg R.
6-16-4
Alami K.
Pescariu D.
6-46-3
R32
Alami K.
Gaudenzi A.
6-32-0
Fromberg R.
Lapentti N.
6-16-736-3
Corretja A.
Martelli M.
5-76-36-2
Spadea V.
Valeri M.
2-66-46-0
Clavet F.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-1
Filippini M.
Blanco G.
6-16-2
Ruud C.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-677-5
Alonso J.
Schaller G.
6-46-767-5
Sanchez J.
Arazi H.
7-56-3
Pescariu D.
Scala D.
7-56-3
Costa C.
Viloca Puig J.
6-46-4
Berasategui A.
Vicente F.
6-45-76-4
Portas A.
Craca M.
5-76-46-3
Messori F.
Voinea A.
6-46-3
Gumy H.
Dreekmann H.
6-37-63
Hrbaty D.
Marin J.
6-46-3