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R. Case#42 def. T. Roche

6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jan 1, 1974*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	R. Case
Score	6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Loser	T. Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Case	T. Roche
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Nov 1, 1951	May 17, 1945
Age	22	28
Height	—	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	42	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,819	1,870
Career W-L	294–276	360–191
Career earnings	—	$529,199

Pre-match H2H

R. Case 0 – 2 T. Roche

Path

R. Case's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1973	R64	R. Keldie	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

R. Case's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1974	R16	W. N'Godrella	6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

T. Roche's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1973	R64	C. Stubs	7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data