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R. Case #42 def. J. Newcombe #2

7-6 6-2 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 6, 1974*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner R. Case
Score7-6 6-2 7-5
Loser J. Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldR. CaseJ. Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateNov 1, 1951May 23, 1944
Age2229
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)422
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8402,034
Career W-L294–276556–224
Career earnings$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
R. Case 1 2 J. Newcombe

Path

R. Case's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1974R16 W. N'Godrella 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 1, 1974R32 T. Roche 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 R. Keldie 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

R. Case's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 8, 1974SF P. Dent 4-6 1-6 6-2 2-6LH2HMatch data

J. Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 4, 1974R16 Barry Phillips Moore 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-1WMatch data
Jan 1, 1974R32 K. Warwick 6-3 6-3 6-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 30, 1973R64 K. Hirai 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data