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 defending last year's semi-final. Karim Alami extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karim Alami dropped the opening set before beating Christian Ruud 4–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Karim Alami | 2-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 1997-04-14 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Karim Alami | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-04-07 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Christian Ruud | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1996-08-12 | Umag | R16 | clay | Christian Ruud | 6-3 6-3 |
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
58%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast