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Bjorn Borg #3 def. Geoff Masters #73

6-2 6-4 8-6

Match Information

Date Jul 5, 1978*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Bjorn Borg
Score6-2 6-4 8-6
Loser Geoff Masters

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBjorn BorgGeoff Masters
Country SWE AUS
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 19, 1950
Age2227
Height180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)373
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3521,726
Career W-L608–143238–255
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Bjorn Borg 2 0 Geoff Masters

Path

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 Jaime Fillol 6-4 6-2 6-8 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 Peter Mcnamara 6-2 6-2 6-4WMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Victor Amaya 8-9 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 7, 1978QF Sandy Mayer 7-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Geoff Masters's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 2, 1978R32 Frew Mcmillan 6-3 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jun 30, 1978R64 Ove Bengtson 6-0 6-8 9-8 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1978R128 Bill Scanlon 7-5 6-8 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data