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Bjorn Borg #3 def. Roscoe Tanner #11

6-2 6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Jun 7, 1978*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-4 7-6
Loser Roscoe Tanner

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgRoscoe Tanner
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Oct 15, 1951
Age2226
Height180183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)311
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3022,003
Career W-L608–143595–298
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,696,198
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 6 3 Roscoe Tanner

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Paolo Bertolucci 6-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 Rick Fagel 6-0 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Eric Deblicker 6-1 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 9, 1978QF Raul Ramirez 6-3 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data

Roscoe Tanner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 4, 1978R32 Colin Dibley 7-5 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 2, 1978R64 Pascal Portes 6-3 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 31, 1978R128 Jurgen Fassbender 6-2 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data