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John Alexander #23 def. Bjorn Borg #2

6-3 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 31, 1979*
Tournament Milan
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundQF
Winner John Alexander
Score6-3 3-6 6-4
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn AlexanderBjorn Borg
Country AUS SWE
Birth dateJul 4, 1951Jun 6, 1956
Age2722
Height190180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)232
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,8112,308
Career W-L579–422608–143
Career earnings$1,214,079$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
John Alexander 0 1 Bjorn Borg

Path

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1979R16 Gianni Ocleppo 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1979R32 Corrado Barazzutti 6-3 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch data

John Alexander's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 31, 1979SF Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 30, 1979R16 Antonio Zugarelli 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 29, 1979R32 Geoff Masters 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data