John McEnroe def. Bjorn Borg

5-7 6-1 7-6

John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg 5-7 6-1 7-6 in the 1979 New Orleans semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeBjorn Borg
Country USA SWE
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jun 6, 1956
Age2022
Height180 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1282,405
Current career W-L835–191617–141
Current career earnings$12,552,132$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Smid 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 24, 1979QF
Kim Warwick 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 23, 1979R16
Hubertus Hoyt 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 22, 1979R32

John McEnroe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 25, 1979F

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brian Gottfried 6-1 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 24, 1979QF
Dick Stockton 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 23, 1979R16
Gene Mayer 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 22, 1979R32