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Arthur Ashe def. Boro Jovanovic

4-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date	May 24, 1969*
Tournament	Rome
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Arthur Ashe
Score	4-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2
Loser	Boro Jovanovic

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Boro Jovanovic
Country	USA	CRO
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Oct 21, 1939
Age	25	29
Height	185	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,902	1,625
Career W-L	800–258	—
Career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 1 – 0 Boro Jovanovic

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 23, 1969	R64	Patrick Proisy	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Arthur Ashe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 26, 1969	R16	Jan Kodes	4-6 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Boro Jovanovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 23, 1969	R64	Ray Keldie	6-3 6-1	W	—	Match data