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A. Ashe def. J. Newcombe

6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Jul 3, 1968*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner A. Ashe
Score6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldA. AsheJ. Newcombe
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1943May 23, 1944
Age2424
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8001,644
Career W-L800–258556–224
Career earnings$1,584,909$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
A. Ashe 0 0 J. Newcombe

Path

A. Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1968R32 O. Bengtson 11-9 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 Ismail El Shafei 6-1 6-2 9-7WMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 Eduardo Zuleta 6-1 6-2 6-3WMatch data

A. Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 5, 1968QF T. Okker 7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2WH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1968R32 D. Lloyd 7-5 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1968R64 J. Alexander 6-1 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 26, 1968R128 O. Davidson 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data