Cliff Drysdale def. Nikola Pilic

9-7 3-6 6-0

Cliff Drysdale defeated Nikola Pilic 9-7 3-6 6-0 in the 1968 Swiss Open Gstaad quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleNikola Pilic
Country RSA CRO
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Aug 27, 1939
Age2728
Height188 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,5681,580
Current career W-L397–251301–249
Pre-match H2H

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-4 2-6 6-3W—Match dataJul 25, 1968R16
Peter Holenstein 6-3 7-5W—Match dataJul 24, 1968R32

Cliff Drysdale's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Newcombe 6-3 0-6 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 26, 1968SF

Nikola Pilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Koji Watanabe 5-7 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJul 25, 1968R16
Michael Hickey 4-6 6-2 6-2W—Match dataJul 24, 1968R32