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Bjorn Borg#2 def. John James#97

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 4, 1977*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score7-5 6-4
Loser John James

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgJohn James
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Mar 7, 1951
Age2126
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)297
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3641,644
Career W-L608–14398–144
Career earnings$3,655,751$212
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 0 1 John James

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1977R128 Trey Waltke 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1977R32 Onny Parun 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

John James's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1977R128 Victor Pecci 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data