R32 US Open 1973

John Alexander #32 def. Cliff Drysdale #40

3-6 7-6 6-2 6-2

John Alexander defeated Cliff Drysdale 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-2 in the 1973 US Open round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderCliff Drysdale
Country AUS RSA
Birth dateJul 4, 1951May 26, 1941
Age2232
Height190 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3240
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8711,884
Current career W-L567–419397–251
Current career earnings$1,214,079—
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander #32 3 – 6 Cliff Drysdale #40

Path

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Taylor #133-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1973R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #1257-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 1973R128

John Alexander's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Kodes #116-7 5-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataSep 7, 1973R16

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 6-3 6-4W—Match dataSep 2, 1973R64
Dick Dell 6-7 6-1 6-0 6-3W—Match dataAug 31, 1973R128