Rod Laver def. Roger Taylor

6-4 12-14 6-2 6-2

Rod Laver defeated Roger Taylor 6-4 12-14 6-2 6-2 in the 1970 Sydney International semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverRoger Taylor
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Oct 14, 1941
Age3128
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1001,941
Current career W-L570–145369–297
Current career earnings$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Cooper 10-8 6-3 6-2WMatch dataMar 21, 1970QF
Ion Tiriac 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 20, 1970R16

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ken Rosewall 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 22, 1970F

Roger Taylor's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arthur Ashe 6-3 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 21, 1970QF
Tom Okker 6-0 6-3 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 20, 1970R16
Colin Dibley 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 19, 1970R32