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John McEnroe #20 def. Emilio Sanchez #7

7-6 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1990*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-6 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Loser Emilio Sanchez

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeEmilio Sanchez
Country USA ESP
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959May 29, 1965
Age3125
Height180180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)207
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9741,913
Career W-L833–189402–272
Career earnings$12,552,132$5,332,145
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 1 0 Emilio Sanchez

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1990R32 Andrei Chesnokov 6-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1990R64 David Engel 6-2 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1990R128 Javier Sanchez 7-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1990QF David Wheaton 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Emilio Sanchez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1990R32 Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1990R64 Jim Pugh 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 29, 1990R128 Brian Garrow 7-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data