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B. Borg#2 def. H. Solomon#10

6-2 6-2 6-0

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner B. Borg
Score6-2 6-2 6-0
Loser H. Solomon

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgH. Solomon
Country SWE USA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Sep 17, 1952
Age2225
Height180168
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)210
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3932,063
Career W-L608–143578–334
Career earnings$3,655,751$1,802,769
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 10 0 H. Solomon

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 B. Mitton 4-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 H. Gunthardt 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 B. Hewitt 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

B. Borg's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1978QF R. Ramirez 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch data

H. Solomon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 G. Ocleppo 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 G. Mayer 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 G. Hardie 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data