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John Newcombe def. Georges Goven

6-1 6-3 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 4, 1973*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-1 6-3 6-3
Loser Georges Goven

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeGeorges Goven
Country AUS FRA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Apr 27, 1948
Age2824
Height183173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1311,606
Career W-L556–224203–230
Career earnings$1,062,408$212
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 0 0 Georges Goven

Path

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1973R32 Jean Louis Haillet 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 6, 1973QF Bob Carmichael 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Georges Goven's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1973R32 Cliff Letcher 6-3 6-2 6-7 7-6WMatch data
Dec 30, 1972R64 Nicolas Kelaidis 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch data