Christian Ruud vs Karim Alami — Estoril Round of 32
Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 April 1997 ·
clay
Ruud C.6-3 6-1
Alami K.
Ruud C.
662
Alami K.
310
Christian Ruud defeated Karim Alami 6-3 6-1 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karim Alami came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Christian Ruud had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on clay. Christian Ruud narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Christian Ruud dropped just 4 games past Karim Alami.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Karim Alami | 2-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 1998-03-23 | Casablanca | R16 | clay | Karim Alami | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1997-04-14 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Karim Alami | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1996-08-12 | Umag | R16 | clay | Christian Ruud | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast