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J. Connors #3 def. G. Thomson

6-4 6-2 7-6

Match Information

Date	Jan 1, 1974*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	J. Connors
Score	6-4 6-2 7-6
Loser	G. Thomson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Connors	G. Thomson
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Jan 1, 1951
Age	21	23
Height	177	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	3	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,153	1,443
Career W-L	1,262–294	9–21
Career earnings	$8,641,040	—

Pre-match H2H

J. Connors 0 – 0 G. Thomson

Path

J. Connors's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1973	R64	J. Haillet	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

J. Connors's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1974	R16	S. Ball	6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

G. Thomson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1973	R64	J. Meyer	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data