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Roger Taylor def. John Newcombe

10-4

Match Information

Date Oct 15, 1968*
Tournament Port Elizabeth Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Roger Taylor
Score10-4
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoger TaylorJohn Newcombe
Country GBR AUS
Birth dateOct 14, 1941May 23, 1944
Age2724
Height183183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5181,865
Career W-L369–296556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Roger Taylor 2 8 John Newcombe

Path

Roger Taylor's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1968QF Cliff Drysdale 7-1WH2HMatch data

Roger Taylor's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 16, 1968F Tony Roche 10-8WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 15, 1968QF Pierre Barthes 7-3WH2HMatch data