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Ken Rosewall def. Herb Fitzgibbon

6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 5, 1968*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Ken Rosewall
Score6-1 4-6 7-5 6-4
Loser Herb Fitzgibbon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKen RosewallHerb Fitzgibbon
Country AUS USA
Birth dateNov 2, 1934Jul 14, 1942
Age3325
Height170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6981,638
Career W-L541–19546–38
Career earnings$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H
Ken Rosewall 0 0 Herb Fitzgibbon

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1968R32 Jose Edison Mandarino 6-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1968R64 Colin Stubs 6-1 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 29, 1968R128 Tom Edlefsen 10-8 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Ken Rosewall's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 7, 1968QF Thomaz Koch 8-6 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Herb Fitzgibbon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1968R32 Paul Hutchins 6-3 6-3 6-3WMatch data
May 31, 1968R64 Patrick Proisy 6-3 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 29, 1968R128 Sergio Tacchini (w/o)WMatch data