John Newcombe def. Marty Riessen

3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1

John Newcombe defeated Marty Riessen 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 in the 1968 Hamburg Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeMarty Riessen
Country AUS USA
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Dec 4, 1941
Age2426
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6871,797
Current career W-L544–220531–314
Current career earnings$1,062,408$465
Pre-match H2H

Path

John Newcombe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mal Anderson 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1968R16
John Alexander 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1968R32

John Newcombe's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikola Pilic 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 1968SF

Marty Riessen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ingo Buding 7-5 8-6 6-1WMatch dataAug 17, 1968R16
Milan Holecek 7-5 6-3 8-6WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1968R32
Graydon Garner 6-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 1968R64