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J. Newcombe def. J. Alexander

6-1 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jun 28, 1968*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	J. Newcombe
Score	6-1 6-4 6-3
Loser	J. Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Newcombe	J. Alexander
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Jul 4, 1951
Age	24	16
Height	183	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,596	1,643
Career W-L	556–224	579–422
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

J. Newcombe 0 – 0 J. Alexander

Path

J. Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1968	R128	O. Davidson	4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

J. Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 1968	R32	D. Lloyd	7-5 6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

J. Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 1968	R128	F. McMillan	5-7 9-7 6-3 9-7	W	H2H	Match data