Mariano Puerta vs Karim Alami — Mexico City Round of 32

Mexico City · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
Mariano Puerta
47 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 1998
clay
MAR
Karim Alami
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Puerta M.
6-4 6-4
Alami K.
Puerta M.
662
Alami K.
44–

Mariano Puerta defeated Karim Alami 6-4 6-4 in the Mexico City round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Mariano Puerta edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Puerta M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Alami K.

Alami K.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Puerta M.

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
Puerta M.Alami K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Novak J.
Malisse X.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Malisse X.
Clavet F.
6-26-2
Novak J.
Puerta M.
6-36-716-3
Quarter-finals
Puerta M.
Hernandez A.
5-76-16-4
Novak J.
Burillo J.
6-33-66-3
Clavet F.
Sanguinetti D.
7-617-5
Malisse X.
Marin J.
6-37-5
R16
Novak J.
Lavalle L.
6-37-61
Burillo J.
Meligeni F.
7-636-3
Hernandez A.
Canas G.
6-26-3
Puerta M.
Ker L.
6-16-2
Sanguinetti D.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Clavet F.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-66-06-4
Marin J.
Viloca Puig J.
6-44-67-61
Malisse X.
Mantilla F.
7-643-66-3
R32
Mantilla F.
Vicente F.
6-46-3
Lavalle L.
Berasategui A.
6-37-63
Malisse X.
Calatrava A.
6-46-2
Marin J.
Sargsian S.
7-672-66-0
Viloca Puig J.
Squillari F.
4-67-626-4
Clavet F.
Rodriguez M.
4-66-36-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-4
Sanguinetti D.
Courier J.
6-736-37-5
Hrbaty D.
Ruud C.
6-46-3
Puerta M.
Alami K.
6-46-4
Ker L.
Campbell S.
6-46-736-3
Canas G.
Alonso J.
7-616-4
Hernandez A.
Kuerten G.
6-37-5
Meligeni F.
Hood M.
6-36-4
Burillo J.
Lapentti N.
6-16-4
Novak J.
Delgado R.
6-46-757-64