Karim Alami vs Alex Corretja — Rome Masters Round of 32
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 May 1998 ·
clay
Alami K.3-6 7-6 6-4
Corretja A.
Alami K.
3762
Corretja A.
6641
Karim Alami defeated Alex Corretja 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title, but Karim Alami had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on clay. Karim Alami narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karim Alami dropped the opening set before beating Alex Corretja 3–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-27 | Bucharest | QF | clay | Karim Alami | 1-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-3 6-2 0-6 6-4 |
| 1998-05-04 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-3 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-05-12 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 1994-11-07 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast