Jimmy Connors #1 def. John Alexander #19

6-2 6-2 6-4

Jimmy Connors defeated John Alexander 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the 1978 Wimbledon round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsJohn Alexander
Country USA AUS
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Jul 4, 1951
Age2527
Height177 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)119
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3601,846
Current career W-L1,266–298567–419
Current career earnings$8,641,040$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors #1 8 1 John Alexander #19

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Gorman #306-4 8-6 8-9 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1978R32
Kim Warwick #366-3 7-5 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 1978R64
Russell Simpson 7-5 9-8 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1978R128

Jimmy Connors's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raul Ramirez #96-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 7, 1978QF

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bob Hewitt 8-6 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 1978R32
Anand Amritraj 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-2WMatch dataJun 30, 1978R64
Victor Pecci #547-5 4-6 9-8 8-9 12-10WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1978R128