John Alexander def. Ken Rosewall

7-6 7-6 4-6 6-1

John Alexander defeated Ken Rosewall 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the 1977 Australian Open (2) quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderKen Rosewall
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Nov 2, 1934
Age2643
Height190 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8542,016
Current career W-L567–419535–193
Current career earnings$1,214,079$1,602,700
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bill Scanlon 7-6 6-7 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 28, 1977R16
Chris Kachel 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32
Woody Blocher 6-2 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataDec 23, 1977R64

John Alexander's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis 1-6 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 1, 1978SF

Ken Rosewall's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Allan Stone 6-4 4-6 6-4 4-6 9-7WH2HMatch dataDec 28, 1977R16
Bill Lloyd 6-3 6-2 6-3WMatch dataDec 25, 1977R32
Dale Collings 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataDec 23, 1977R64