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B. Borg#2 def. B. Mitton#65

4-6 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 4, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner B. Borg
Score4-6 6-4 6-2
Loser B. Mitton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. BorgB. Mitton
Country SWE RSA
Birth dateJun 6, 1956Nov 9, 1954
Age2223
Height180188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)265
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3921,766
Career W-L608–143206–223
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
B. Borg 1 0 B. Mitton

Path

B. Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch 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 7, 1978R16 H. Solomon 6-2 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

B. Mitton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1978R64 M. Cox 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 T. Leonard 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch data