Alex Calatrava vs Karim Alami — Casablanca Semi-final

Casablanca · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Alex Calatrava
53 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 1998
clay
MAR
Karim Alami
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Calatrava A.
6-3 6-7 7-6
Alami K.
Calatrava A.
662782
Alami K.
377661

Alex Calatrava defeated Karim Alami 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the Casablanca semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Calatrava closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Calatrava A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alami K.

Alami K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Calatrava A.

Even serve battle

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
Calatrava A.Alami K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gaudenzi A.
Calatrava A.
6-45-76-4
Semi-finals
Gaudenzi A.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Calatrava A.
Alami K.
6-36-727-66
Quarter-finals
Gaudenzi A.
Marin J.
6-747-56-2
Calatrava A.
Portas A.
6-26-4
Alami K.
Vicente F.
3-67-657-5
Grosjean S.
Arazi H.
7-52-66-3
R16
Vicente F.
Schalken S.
W/O
Portas A.
Savolt A.
6-36-4
Calatrava A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-1
Alami K.
Ruud C.
4-66-46-4
Marin J.
Auffray C.
6-46-2
Gaudenzi A.
Di Pasquale A.
6-26-3
Grosjean S.
Burillo J.
7-627-5
Arazi H.
Diaz J.
7-56-2
R32
Portas A.
Schaller G.
6-46-1
Savolt A.
Schuettler R.
6-36-2
Calatrava A.
Squillari F.
6-36-3
Sanguinetti D.
Tahiri M.
7-56-1
Marin J.
Furlan R.
4-66-46-0
Auffray C.
Knippschild J.
3-66-36-0
Schalken S.
Lopez Moron A.
6-27-5
Arazi H.
Gumy H.
6-30-66-1
Vicente F.
Van Lottum J.
1-66-36-0
Alami K.
Craca M.
6-36-2
Diaz J.
El Aarej M.
6-16-4
Grosjean S.
Sinner M.
7-646-3
Burillo J.
Martin A.
6-26-4
Gaudenzi A.
Pavel A.
6-727-56-3
Di Pasquale A.
Boetsch A.
6-34-66-3
Ruud C.
Martelli M.
6-46-4