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John McEnroe #28 def. Emilio Sanchez #9

7-5 7-6(4) 4-6 2-6 8-6

Match Information

Date Jan 22, 1992*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score7-5 7-6(4) 4-6 2-6 8-6
Loser Emilio Sanchez
Duration4h 42m

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeEmilio Sanchez
Country USA ESP
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959May 29, 1965
Age3226
Height180180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)289
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9011,928
Career W-L833–189402–272
Career earnings$12,552,132$5,332,145
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 2 0 Emilio Sanchez

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1992R32 Boris Becker 6-4 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1992R64 Andrei Cherkasov 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1992R128 Broderick Dyke 6-2 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1992QF Wayne Ferreira 4-6 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Emilio Sanchez's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 1992R32 Michiel Schapers 6-3 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1992R64 Pat Cash 7-6(5) 6-2 6-7(9) 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 1992R128 Pablo Arraya 6-3 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3WH2HMatch data