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Roy Emerson def. John Newcombe

6-4 4-6 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 22, 1972*
Tournament Montreal Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner Roy Emerson
Score6-4 4-6 7-6
Loser John Newcombe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRoy EmersonJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 3, 1936May 23, 1944
Age3528
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8712,095
Career W-L275–174556–224
Career earnings—$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Roy Emerson 3 – 2 John Newcombe

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Path

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R16 Jeff Borowiak 3-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R32 Ray Ruffels 3-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Roy Emerson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 22, 1972SF Ismail El Shafei 7-6 6-4W—Match data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 21, 1972R16 Frank Froehling 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 20, 1972R32 Bob Carmichael 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data