John Newcombe def. Cliff Drysdale

6-3 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-4 in the 1970 Louisville quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeCliff Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 26, 1941
Age2629
Height183188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0651,859
Career W-L556–224402–253
Career earnings$1,062,408

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raymond Moore 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 6, 1970R16

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tony Roche 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 1970SF

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Lutz 6-2 6-2WMatch dataAug 6, 1970R16