Juan Carlos Ferrero vs Karim Alami — Casablanca Round of 32

Casablanca · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Juan Carlos Ferrero
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 March 1999
clay
MAR
Karim Alami
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Ferrero J.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Alami K.
Ferrero J.
6462
Alami K.
4631

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Karim Alami 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Casablanca round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in defending last year's semi-final, but Juan Carlos Ferrero had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Juan Carlos Ferrero extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-02-07DubaiSFhardJuan Carlos Ferrero7-6(3) 6-3
1999-09-27BucharestR16clayKarim Alami6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ferrero J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Alami K.

Alami K.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ferrero J.

Serve advantage — Ferrero J.

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
Ferrero J.Alami K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Martin A.
Vicente F.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Martin A.
Ferrero J.
7-56-4
Vicente F.
Hipfl M.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Ferrero J.
Portas A.
6-17-64
Hipfl M.
Van Herck J.
6-31-66-3
Vicente F.
Koubek S.
6-26-3
Martin A.
Knippschild J.
7-636-3
R16
Portas A.
Calatrava A.
6-23-66-1
Ferrero J.
Diaz J.
6-27-62
Vicente F.
Carlsson M.
6-36-0
Koubek S.
Medica E.
7-56-2
Martin A.
Gross O.
6-46-1
Knippschild J.
Meligeni F.
2-67-656-3
Hipfl M.
Santopadre V.
6-46-3
Van Herck J.
Canas G.
6-36-4
R32
Santopadre V.
Ouahabi T.
7-607-64
Canas G.
Sa A.
4-66-16-3
Portas A.
Gaudio G.
6-47-63
Koubek S.
Furlan R.
6-46-3
Medica E.
Boetsch A.
6-26-4
Carlsson M.
Auffray C.
6-37-63
Vicente F.
Boutter J.
6-16-3
Hipfl M.
Gumy H.
6-36-3
Van Herck J.
Muster T.
6-44-66-4
Meligeni F.
Pescariu D.
6-36-3
Knippschild J.
Ondruska M.
6-27-5
Gross O.
Serrano O.
6-14-66-1
Martin A.
Martelli M.
6-46-1
Ferrero J.
Alami K.
6-44-66-3
Diaz J.
El Aarej M.
6-47-64
Calatrava A.
Filippini M.
7-56-3