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M. Cox def. R. Laver

6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date	Mar 16, 1971*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	M. Cox
Score	6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6
Loser	R. Laver

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	M. Cox	R. Laver
Country	GBR	AUS
Birth date	Jul 5, 1943	Aug 9, 1938
Age	27	32
Height	185	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,795	2,204
Career W-L	408–274	576–147
Career earnings	—	$1,565,413

Pre-match H2H

M. Cox 0 – 2 R. Laver

Path

M. Cox's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 13, 1971	R32	John Cooper	6-3 7-6 6-4	W	—	Match data

M. Cox's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 18, 1971	QF	Bob Lutz	2-6 1-6 2-6	L	—	Match data

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 13, 1971	R32	C. Dibley	7-5 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data