Rod Laver def. John Alexander

7-6(3) 6-3

Rod Laver defeated John Alexander 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 1973 Richmond Wct semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverJohn Alexander
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Jul 4, 1951
Age3421
Height175 cm190 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0641,913
Current career W-L570–145567–419
Current career earnings$1,565,413$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 1973QF
Frank Froehling 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 1973R16
Frew Mcmillan 7-5 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1973R32

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 1973F

John Alexander's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 1973QF
Nikola Pilic 7-6(4) 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 1973R16
Roy Barth 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 1973R32