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Roger Taylor def. Bjorn Borg

6-1 6-8 3-6 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Jul 6, 1973*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Roger Taylor
Score6-1 6-8 3-6 6-3 7-5
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoger TaylorBjorn Borg
Country GBR SWE
Birth dateOct 14, 1941Jun 6, 1956
Age3117
Height183180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9921,817
Career W-L369–296608–143
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Roger Taylor 0 0 Bjorn Borg

Path

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1973R16 Bob Mckinley 6-1 7-5 6-8 7-5WMatch data
Jul 1, 1973R32 Jiri Hrebec 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1973R64 Harald Elschenbroich 6-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1973R128 Jean Louis Haillet 6-2 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 8, 1973SF Jan Kodes 9-8 7-9 7-5 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 4, 1973R16 Szabolcz Baranyi 6-3 6-2 6-8 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jul 1, 1973R32 Karl Meiler 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 29, 1973R64 Patrick Hombergen 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 27, 1973R128 Premjit Lall 6-3 6-4 9-8WH2HMatch data