John Alexander def. Rod Laver

6-3 7-6(4)

John Alexander defeated Rod Laver 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1973 Gothenberg Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderRod Laver
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Aug 9, 1938
Age2134
Height190 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8922,141
Current career W-L567–419570–145
Current career earnings$1,214,079$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 1973QF
J. Mandarino 6-2 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 1973R16
Roy Barth 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 1973R32

John Alexander's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Smith 7-5 4-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataApr 29, 1973F

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dick Stockton 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 1973QF
Milan Holecek 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 27, 1973R16
Robert Maud 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 1973R32