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Gerald Battrick def. John Alexander

2-6 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jun 4, 1973*
Tournament	Rome
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R64
Winner	Gerald Battrick
Score	2-6 7-5 6-3
Loser	John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Gerald Battrick	John Alexander
Country	GBR	AUS
Birth date	May 27, 1947	Jul 4, 1951
Age	26	21
Height	178	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,717	1,847
Career W-L	186–200	579–422
Career earnings	—	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

Gerald Battrick 0 – 3 John Alexander

Path

Gerald Battrick's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 3, 1973	R128	Marcello Lara	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Gerald Battrick's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 5, 1973	R32	Antonio Zugarelli	3-6 7-5 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

John Alexander's path

No prior matches in this tournament.