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John Newcombe def. Ken Rosewall

6-4 6-1 5-7 1-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 12, 1968*
Tournament	Paris 2
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	John Newcombe
Score	6-4 6-1 5-7 1-6 6-4
Loser	Ken Rosewall

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Ken Rosewall
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Nov 2, 1934
Age	24	33
Height	183	170
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,645	1,753
Career W-L	556–224	541–195
Career earnings	$1,062,408	$1,602,700

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 0 – 0 Ken Rosewall

Path

John Newcombe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1968	R16	Pancho Segura	4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

John Newcombe's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 12, 1968	SF	Fred Stolle	6-4 6-1 4-6 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Ken Rosewall's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 11, 1968	R16	Luis Ayala	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data