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R. Laver def. J. Newcombe

6-4 6-4 9-7

Match Information

Date Jun 18, 1968*
Tournament Boston 1
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner R. Laver
Score6-4 6-4 9-7
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. LaverJ. Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938May 23, 1944
Age2924
Height175183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8031,585
Career W-L576–147556–224
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
R. Laver 0 0 J. Newcombe

Path

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 17, 1968SF D. Ralston 6-2 8-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 17, 1968QF M. Anderson 10-8 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 16, 1968R16 P. Barthes 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

R. Laver's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 17, 1968SF T. Roche 6-2 6-3 8-10 11-13 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 17, 1968QF E. Buchholz 11-9 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 16, 1968R16 Richard Gonzalez 6-4 6-3WMatch data