John Newcombe def. Tony Roche

4-6 6-1 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Tony Roche 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the 1974 Sydney Indoor semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeTony Roche
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944May 17, 1945
Age3029
Height183 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1981,881
Current career W-L544–220360–191
Current career earnings$1,062,408$529,199
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Onny Parun 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1974QF
Mike Estep 6-1 7-6WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 1974R16
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1974R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 1974F

Tony Roche's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Allan Stone 7-6 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 1974QF
Fred Mcnair 6-2 6-4WMatch dataOct 24, 1974R16
Syd Ball 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 1974R32