Karim Alami vs Christian Ruud — Casablanca Round of 16
Casablanca · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 1998
clay
Alami K.4-6 6-4 6-4
Ruud C.
Alami K.
4662
Ruud C.
6441
Karim Alami defeated Christian Ruud 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the Casablanca round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Karim Alami came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Karim Alami extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Karim Alami dropped the opening set before beating Christian Ruud 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Karim Alami | 2-6 6-1 7-6(2) |
| 1997-04-14 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Karim Alami | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-04-07 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Christian Ruud | 6-3 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
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