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John Newcombe #2 def. Geoff Masters #53

1-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 10-8

Match Information

Date Jan 1, 1975*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner John Newcombe
Score1-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 10-8
Loser Geoff Masters

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeGeoff Masters
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Sep 19, 1950
Age3024
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)253
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1211,801
Career W-L556–224238–255
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 5 1 Geoff Masters

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1974R16 Bob Carmichael 7-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 27, 1974R32 Rolf Gehring 6-7 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1974R64 Trevor Fancutt 6-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 3, 1975SF Tony Roche 6-4 4-6 6-4 2-6 11-9WH2HMatch data

Geoff Masters's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1974R16 Bob Giltinan 6-0 6-7 4-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Dec 27, 1974R32 Frank Sedgman 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 25, 1974R64 Ray Keldie 6-3 6-4 6-7 7-5WH2HMatch data