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John McEnroe#14 def. Colin Dowdeswell#73

7-6 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-6 6-3 6-3
Loser Colin Dowdeswell

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeColin Dowdeswell
Country USA GBR
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959May 12, 1955
Age1923
Height180185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1473
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9781,679
Career W-L833–189119–173
Career earnings$12,552,132$327,277
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 1 0 Colin Dowdeswell

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 Peter Fleming 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 Jaime Fillol 6-4 6-7 6-1WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Sherwood Stewart 7-6 6-4WMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1978QF Butch Walts 6-1 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data

Colin Dowdeswell's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 John Sadri 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 Trey Waltke 6-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 Kim Warwick 6-7 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data