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John Newcombe def. Ramanathan Krishnan

6-4 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1968*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-4 6-2
Loser Ramanathan Krishnan

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRamanathan Krishnan
Country AUS IND
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Apr 11, 1937
Age2431
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7831,645
Career W-L556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Ramanathan Krishnan

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1968R128 Allen Quay 6-1 6-3 6-3WMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1968R32 Chuck Mckinley 6-3 6-2 6-2WMatch data

Ramanathan Krishnan's path

No prior matches in this tournament.