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L. Paes #145 def. M. Knowles #104

6-7(3) 7-6(5) 7-5

Match Information

Date	Jul 12, 1996*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	L. Paes
Score	6-7(3) 7-6(5) 7-5
Loser	M. Knowles
Duration	2h 48m

Stat	L. Paes	M. Knowles
Aces	2	4
Double faults	7	9
First serve %	57	61
First serve points won %	78	76
Second serve points won %	56	46
Break points saved %	67	77
Break points converted %	23	33
Service points won %	68	64
Return points won %	36	32
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	L. Paes	M. Knowles
Country	IND	BAH
Birth date	Jun 17, 1973	Sep 4, 1971
Age	23	24
Height	178	191
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	145	104
Ranking points (entering)	289	465
Elo (entering)	1,508	1,560
Career W-L	48–74	23–51
Career earnings	$8,587,586	$7,058,933

Pre-match H2H

L. Paes 0 – 0 M. Knowles

Path

L. Paes's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1996	R32	Pat Cash	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

L. Paes's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1996	QF	Byron Black	6-1 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

M. Knowles's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1996	R32	C. Wilkinson	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data