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Nikola Pilic #16 def. Bjorn Borg #29

6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 7, 1973*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Nikola Pilic
Score6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNikola PilicBjorn Borg
Country CRO SWE
Birth dateAug 27, 1939Jun 6, 1956
Age3417
Height191180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1629
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9151,876
Career W-L301–248608–143
Career earnings$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Nikola Pilic 0 0 Bjorn Borg

Path

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1973R32 Phil Dent 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1973R64 Anand Amritraj 7-5 5-7 7-6 6-4WMatch data
Aug 31, 1973R128 Jeff Austin 7-6 6-4 6-2WMatch data

Nikola Pilic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1973QF Jan Kodes 2-6 6-4 1-6 6-3 5-7LH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1973R32 Arthur Ashe 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1973R64 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 7-5 2-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1973R128 Roy Barth 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data