Rod Laver def. Roy Emerson

6-7 6-4 6-0

Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 6-7 6-4 6-0 in the 1971 Berkeley round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoy Emerson
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Nov 3, 1936
Age3334
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1811,930
Current career W-L570–145275–174
Current career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alejandro Olmedo 6-4 6-1WMatch dataSep 30, 1971R32
Frew Mcmillan 6-2 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1971R64

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 7-6 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 1971QF

Roy Emerson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Haroon Rahim 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 1971R32
Ray Keldie 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 1971R64