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J. Newcombe def. T. Roche

6-2 6-3 8-10 11-13 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 17, 1968*
Tournament Boston 1
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundSF
Winner J. Newcombe
Score6-2 6-3 8-10 11-13 6-4
Loser T. Roche

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJ. NewcombeT. Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age2423
Height183178
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5621,546
Career W-L556–224360–191
Career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H
J. Newcombe 1 3 T. Roche

Path

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 17, 1968QF E. Buchholz 11-9 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 16, 1968R16 Richard Gonzalez 6-4 6-3WMatch data

J. Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 18, 1968F R. Laver 4-6 4-6 7-9LH2HMatch data

T. Roche's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 17, 1968QF K. Rosewall 4-6 10-8 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jun 16, 1968R16 Alejandro Olmedo 7-5 10-8WMatch data
Jun 12, 1968BR D. Ralston (w/o)WH2HMatch data